Outwood Grange AcademyTrinity Academy Cathedral

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

Summary of the comparison

Outwood Grange Academy and Trinity Academy Cathedral are secondary schools in Wakefield.

  • Outwood Grange Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Trinity Academy Cathedral scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Trinity Academy Cathedral is ahead on our composite score.

  • Outwood Grange Academy was judged Good and Trinity Academy Cathedral was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.2 for Outwood Grange Academy and 50.9 for Trinity Academy Cathedral.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Outwood Grange Academy (50.5 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2025-26) and has risen at Trinity Academy Cathedral (47.9 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

Outwood Grange Academy versus Trinity Academy Cathedral compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WakefieldOutwood Grange AcademyWakefieldTrinity Academy CathedralEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking10th of 18 in Wakefield 1st of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,900 1,028
Capacity2,200 1,050
LocationWakefield, WF1 2PF Wakefield, WF2 8QF
GCSE results
Attainment 849.2 50.9 Stronger figure46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths57.4% Stronger figure53.3% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths77.6% Stronger figure72.8% 64.8%
Cohort357 195
A-level results
A-level entries81 Not reported
A-level average points30.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,932 1,037
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 41.5%
English as an additional language11.3% 24.2%
SEN support6.2% 10.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 6.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 8.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.3% 20.3% 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

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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