Outwood Academy City is a secondary school located in Sheffield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/02/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stradbroke Road, Sheffield, S13 8SS
Website: www.city.outwood.com
Telephone: 01142358120
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Downing
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140415

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1132
Number of Boys: 579
Number of Girls: 553

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 18% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.35 to 0.05
Of the 165 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 157 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:13%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.66
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodhouse West Primary School
Coisley Hill , S13 7BP 		- not rated 570 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stradbroke Primary School
Richmond Road , S13 8LT 		3out of 4 853 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Birley Spa Primary Academy
Jermyn Crescent , Hackenthorpe S12 4QE 		3out of 4 1,472 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ballifield Primary School
Handsworth Grange Road , S13 9HH 		3out of 4 1,513 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Athelstan Primary School
Richmond Park Way , S13 8HH 		3out of 4 1,552 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy City
Stradbroke Road , S13 8SS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Handsworth Grange Road , Handsworth S13 9HJ 		4out of 4 1,878 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Birley Academy
Birley Lane , S12 3BP 		2out of 4 2,342 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sheffield Park Academy
Beaumont Road North , S2 1SN 		3out of 4 2,680 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sheffield Springs Academy
Hurlfield Road , S12 2SF 		3out of 4 2,906 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archdale School
Archdale Road , S2 1PL 		3out of 4 2,651 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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