Outwood Academy Freeston
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 145937
- Address
- Favell Avenue, WF6 1HZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 988 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 87.7%
Other White 5.7%
Mixed 2.6%
African 1.9%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.96
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 70 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 187 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Freeston
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 97 94 |
| Year 8 | 203 106 97 |
| Year 9 | 196 101 95 |
| Year 10 | 209 104 105 |
| Year 11 | 189 93 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.7% 3.0% |