St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form CollegeOutwood Academy Freeston
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College and Outwood Academy Freeston are secondary schools.
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Outwood Academy Freeston scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard and Outwood Academy Freeston was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.7 for St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College and 44.6 for Outwood Academy Freeston.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College (49.6 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Outwood Academy Freeston (49.8 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PontefractSt Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College | NormantonOutwood Academy Freeston | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure | 15th of 18 in Wakefield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,481 | 988 | |
| Capacity | 1,800 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Pontefract, WF7 6BD | Normanton, WF6 1HZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.7 Stronger figure | 44.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.6% Stronger figure | 40.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.0% Stronger figure | 66.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 38.4% Stronger figure | 29.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 Stronger figure | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 268 | 188 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 53 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 31.1 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,481 | 988 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.6% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.5% | 7.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.6% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.3% 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.
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College
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