OFSTED
4 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wakefield
Trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,101
1,101 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
541
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
560
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.0 pts
above England
School
42.8%
Wakefield
25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.9 pts
below England
School
6.4%
Wakefield
12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Wakefield
0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.8%
945
Any other White background
3.5%
39
Unclassified
3.5%
39
African
2.3%
25
White and Black African
1.2%
13
White and Black Caribbean
0.7%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.1%
155 of
1,101 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.0
1.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.07 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.60%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.38 pts
higher than
England
School
11.60%
Wakefield
6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.32 pts
higher than
England
School
34.14%
Wakefield
16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.35 pts
higher than
England
School
7.15%
Wakefield
1.99%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
67.5%
24.9 pts
below England
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
67.5%
Wakefield
90.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.