Outwood Academy Freeston

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 13 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
34.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE34
BiologyGCSE39
ChemistryGCSE33
Design & TechnologyGCSE57
English LanguageGCSE190
English LiteratureGCSE190
GeographyGCSE63
HistoryGCSE111
MathematicsGCSE189
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Outwood Academy Freeston

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
170
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
168
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
168
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.4
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
80.9%
85.6%
Further education
41.0%
39.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
0.0%
12.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
41.0%
28.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
6.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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