Outwood Academy City
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2019 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
- 1186 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.9%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 70.8%
Mixed 9.6%
African 6.7%
Other White 2.7%
Unclassified 2.3%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 76 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 227 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 216 |
| Geography | GCSE | 98 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy City
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 259 148 111 |
| Year 8 | 237 113 124 |
| Year 9 | 226 115 111 |
| Year 10 | 234 113 121 |
| Year 11 | 230 123 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 64.0% 37.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 36.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.0% 1.2% |