Outwood Academy City Fields is a secondary school located in Wakefield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Warmfield View, Wakefield, WF1 4SF
Website: www.cityfields.outwood.com
Telephone: 01924298752
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Michelle Colledge-Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136394

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 780
Number of Pupils: 721
Number of Boys: 372
Number of Girls: 349

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.29 Confidence interval 0.06 to 0.52
Of the 125 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 116 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.46
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU
3out of 4 2,802 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Irwin Crescent , WF1 4QY
2out of 4 379 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School
Greenhill Road , Eastmoor WF1 4LU
3out of 4 884 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Eastmoor Road , WF1 3SQ
3out of 4 996 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Duke of York Street , WF1 3PF
3out of 4 1,109 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street , WF1 4PE
3out of 4 1,251 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View , WF1 4SF
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,057 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 2,157 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane School , Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ
- not rated 574 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Meadowcroft School
24 Bar Lane , WF1 4AD
- not rated 1,272 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate , WF1 3QX
- not rated 1,819 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY
- not rated 1,889 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS
- not rated 1,997 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.