Outwood Grange AcademyRodillian Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wakefield.

Summary of the comparison

Outwood Grange Academy and Rodillian Academy are secondary schools in Wakefield.

  • Outwood Grange Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rodillian Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rodillian Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Outwood Grange Academy was judged Good and Rodillian Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Outwood Grange Academy and 46.4 for Rodillian Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Outwood Grange Academy (50.5 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rodillian Academy (46.3 in 2021-22, 46.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Outwood Grange Academy versus Rodillian Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WakefieldOutwood Grange AcademyWakefieldRodillian AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking12th of 18 in Wakefield 24th of 44 in Leeds
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,932 1,654
Capacity2,200 1,700
LocationWakefield, WF1 2PF Wakefield, WF3 3PS
GCSE results
Attainment 847.2 Stronger figure46.4 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths52.9% Stronger figure52.2% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths74.3% Stronger figure68.5% 64.8%
Entering EBacc25.4% 74.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.10 4.31 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort342 314
A-level results
A-level entries81 52
A-level average points30.8 34.4 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC C+
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 Stronger figure34.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Stronger figure7.3% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,932 1,654
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 19.0%
English as an additional language11.3% 7.0%
SEN support6.2% 15.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 7.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.3% 18.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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

A-level average points

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 Grange Academy

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