Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF · Wakefield · secondary school
16th of 18 secondary schools in Wakefield we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.3/10 against 512 of them, against 3.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 34% | 1.77 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 29.4 · 16 | 30% | 0.48 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.08 · 56 | 25% | 1.41 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 38.8 · 16 | 10% | 0.16 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 29.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 38.8, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.08 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 3.1 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2022.
Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join a breakfast club and attend the Wakefield China Trip.
Getting in. The school has 900 pupils in a capacity of 1050, leaving 150 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the gap between the current Attainment 8 score and the national median? What specific activities or clubs are available for students who do not attend the breakfast club? How does the school plan to maintain its Good Ofsted rating following the 2022 inspection?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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