OFSTED
13 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
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
Primary
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
452
421 full-time ·
31 part-time
Female pupils
215
47.6% of pupils
Male pupils
237
52.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
above England
School
39.4%
Wakefield
25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
34.1 pts
above England
School
54.4%
Wakefield
12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Wakefield
0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
34.7%
157
Pakistani
20.6%
93
African
14.2%
64
Any other White background
11.5%
52
Any other ethnic group
8.0%
36
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
14
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
11.3%
51 of
452 pupils
9.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Wakefield
74.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Writing
7.7 pts above England
School
78.0%
Wakefield
74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
Wakefield
74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
5.88%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.34 pts
lower than
England
School
5.88%
Wakefield
6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.36 pts
higher than
England
School
16.17%
Wakefield
16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.96%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.16 pts
higher than
England
School
2.96%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.2%
12.0 pts
above England
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
100.2%
Wakefield
96.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.