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Outwood Academy Freeston
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton WF6 1HZ · freeston.outwood.com · 01924 302560
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 993
- 95% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31.2%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 170 families put the school first and 175 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 | 175 | 170 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 211 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 168 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 209 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 40.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137655)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 39.5 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 40.5 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 3.7 | −3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +6.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Outwood Academy Freeston on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137655), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137655)
Jan 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137655)
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (134 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 134
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (46%) with SEND