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Outwood Academy City
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Stradbroke Road, Sheffield S13 8SS · city.outwood.com · 0114 235 8120
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,138
- 95% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 237 | 191 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 238 | 207 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 240 | 215 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 270 | 216 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 195 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 39.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.62 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 17.5 | +7.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.3 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 56.3 | −7.8 |
| Other education | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.5 | +5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy City on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 137
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (33%) with SEND