62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
40%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
633.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,108
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
34%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 11/10/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.9:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Outwood Academy Hemsworth · Secondary with sixth form · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
+4pp
64%59%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
40%
+8pp
40%36%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
Attainment 8
41.0
+1.3
41.039.638.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.0
EBacc entry
31%
-1pp
32%24%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
633.3
+21.1
704.6658.4612.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 633.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19
A-level APS
21.7
+0.7
27.523.519.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 21.7
A-level value added
-1.00
-0.1
-0.2-0.6-1.0
'19'24'25
'25 · -1.0
Average A-level grade
D+
0
C-C-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,108
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
12%
Persistent absence
34%
Contact
Address
Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Local authority
Wakefield
Website
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 | 62% | 40% | 41.0 | Not applicable | 31% | 633.3 | 32% | 1,108 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 32% | 39.7 | -0.07 | 32% | 612.2 | 32% | 1,095 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 34% | 39.7 | -0.24 | 25% | 616.4 | 31% | 1,064 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 37% | 38.8 | -0.51 | 24% | 687.1 | 43% | 1,065 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 37% | 38.2 | -0.45 | 17% | 704.6 | 24% | 1,153 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 21.7 | D+ | -1.00 | Suppressed | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 20.9 | D | -0.93 | Suppressed | 34 |
| 2022/23 | 19.5 | D | — | 0% | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 27.5 | C- | — | 6% | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 23.0 | D+ | -0.20 | 0% | 58 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,108 | 18.0 | 13% | 5% | 41% | 12% | 34% |
| 2023/24 | 1,095 | 18.0 | 17% | 5% | 40% | 12% | 38% |
| 2022/23 | 1,064 | 17.6 | 16% | 4% | 38% | 11% | 37% |
| 2021/22 | 1,065 | 18.2 | 14% | 4% | 38% | 12% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 994 | 18.4 | 12% | 3% | 35% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,153 | 16.7 | 17% | 2% | 42% | 12% | 37% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | 53% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.