Outwood Academy ShaftonOutwood Academy Hemsworth
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Outwood Academy Shafton and Outwood Academy Hemsworth are secondary schools.
Outwood Academy Shafton scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Outwood Academy Hemsworth scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Outwood Academy Shafton was judged the expected standard and Outwood Academy Hemsworth was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.0 for Outwood Academy Shafton and 41.0 for Outwood Academy Hemsworth.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Outwood Academy Shafton (42.5 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Outwood Academy Hemsworth (38.8 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BarnsleyOutwood Academy Shafton | PontefractOutwood Academy Hemsworth | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100 | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 11 in Barnsley | 17th of 18 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,380 | 1,108 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 1,632 | |
| Location | Barnsley, S72 8RE | Pontefract, WF9 4AB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.0 Stronger figure | 41.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% Stronger figure | 40.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.1% Stronger figure | 62.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.2% | 31.2% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.58 | 3.73 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 263 | 170 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 22 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 21.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | D+ | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,380 | 1,108 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.3% | 41.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 4.9% | |
| SEN support | 7.0% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 11.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.2% Stronger figure | 34.1% | 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 Shafton
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