GCSE 2025/26
1,920 of 3,312
Top 58% in England
Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.
Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Mar 2022
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 136394.
GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects; Progress 8 compares pupils' progress with pupils who had similar key stage 2 results.
| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.3% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52.1% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 10.1% | 13.7% | 14.2% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 60.4% | 61.7% | 60.2% |
| Progress 8 score | Not applicable | - | - |
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | - | - |
Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 928 |
| Girls | 489 |
| Boys | 439 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 38.8% |
| First language not English | 52.6% |
| SEN support | 60 |
| EHC plan | 18 |
| Average class size | 24.3 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.
| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 9.1% | 8% |
| Persistent absence | 26.8% | 23.9% | 21.6% |
| Severe absence | 4.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Year 7) | 171 |
| Applications (Year 7) | 257 |
| First preference applications (Year 7) | 131 |
| First preference offers (Year 7) | 131 |
| Applications from another local authority (Year 7) | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| School places | 1,050 |
| Pupils on roll | 899 |
| Unfilled places | 14.4% |
Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 16.3 |
| Pupils per adult | 11.6 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 56.92 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 16.93 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 36.58 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 48.2 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 41.6 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 5 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1.6 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 31.7% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 7.7% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0.2% |
| Permanent exclusions | 2 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Sustained destination | 84% |
| Staying in education | 79.9% |
| Further education | 61.8% |
| School sixth form | 9.7% |
| Sixth form college | 8.3% |
| Not sustained | 8.3% |
| Employment | 2.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4% |
Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Academy sponsor led | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Sept 2022. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 8 Jul 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Feb 2014. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Austin's Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Nov 2010. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Nov 2017. | |
| 1.0 mi | Not applicable | Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 1.2 mi | 16 plus | CAPA College | Free schools 16 to 19 | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Jul 2016. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Voluntary aided school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Sept 2012. | |
| 1.3 mi | Primary | Newton Hill Community School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 9 May 2019. |
Outwood Academy City Fields is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 1 Mar 2022.
Outwood Academy City Fields ranks 1,920 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (top 58%).
Outwood Academy City Fields has 928 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 1,050.
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.