66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
29%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
745.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
988
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Outwood Academy Freeston · Secondary · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
-0pp
71%63%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
-8pp
55%48%40%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
44.6
+1.7
49.844.839.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.6
EBacc entry
29%
-9pp
38%30%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29%
EBacc APS
745.8
+7.8
745.8608.4471.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 745.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
988
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 40% | 44.6 | Not applicable | 29% | 745.8 | 29% | 988 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 48% | 42.9 | -0.18 | 38% | 738.0 | 38% | 1,012 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 40% | 39.7 | -0.11 | 35% | 471.0 | 37% | 935 |
| 2021/22 | 71% | 55% | 49.8 | +0.08 | 31% | 661.0 | 49% | 890 |
| 2018/19 | 67% | 40% | 41.3 | -0.20 | 23% | 543.0 | 37% | 711 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 988 | 18.9 | 18% | 8% | 30% | 11% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 1,012 | 19.2 | 17% | 8% | 30% | 11% | 36% |
| 2022/23 | 935 | 19.9 | 17% | 8% | 30% | 11% | 35% |
| 2021/22 | 890 | 19.6 | 16% | 8% | 28% | 11% | 37% |
| 2020/21 | 815 | 20.5 | 16% | 8% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 711 | 20.7 | 13% | 7% | 31% | 9% | 27% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.