Outwood Academy Freeston
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 12 2022 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
- 1012 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 88.7%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 2.6%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 131 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Freeston
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 108 100 |
| Year 8 | 203 103 100 |
| Year 9 | 211 106 105 |
| Year 10 | 199 97 102 |
| Year 11 | 191 97 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |