Outwood Academy City FieldsOutwood Academy Freeston
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy City Fields and Outwood Academy Freeston are secondary schools.
Outwood Academy City Fields scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Outwood Academy Freeston scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Outwood Academy City Fields is ahead on our composite score.
Outwood Academy City Fields was judged Good and Outwood Academy Freeston was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.5 for Outwood Academy City Fields and 44.6 for Outwood Academy Freeston.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Outwood Academy City Fields (44.6 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Outwood Academy Freeston (49.8 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WakefieldOutwood Academy City Fields | NormantonOutwood Academy Freeston | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure | 14th of 18 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 928 | 993 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Wakefield, WF1 4SF | Normanton, WF6 1HZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 44.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52.1% Stronger figure | 50.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.3% | 67.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 169 | 209 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 900 | 988 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.8% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 52.4% | 7.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.2% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.2% Stronger figure | 31.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Outwood Academy City Fields
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