Outwood Academy City
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 140415
- Address
- Stradbroke Road, S13 8SS
- Website
- www.city.outwood.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1177 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 68%
Mixed 9.9%
African 7.8%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 1.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 230 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 209 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy City
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 123 110 |
| Year 8 | 264 150 114 |
| Year 9 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 10 | 217 112 105 |
| Year 11 | 233 113 120 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.8% 3.0% |