Outwood Grange Academy 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 09/02/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Potovens Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Website: http://www.grange.outwood.com/
Telephone: 01924204350
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sheriden Hutchinson-Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135961

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2200
Number of Pupils: 2022
Number of Boys: 1008
Number of Girls: 1014

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.14
Of the 356 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 345 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:12%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:64%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.15
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Ledger Lane , Outwood WF1 2PH 		4out of 4 612 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue , Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW 		3out of 4 1,027 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rooks Nest Academy
Rooks Nest Road , Outwood WF1 3DX 		4out of 4 1,086 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Newton Hill Community School
Leeds Road , Newton Hill WF1 2HR 		3out of 4 1,332 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0NP 		4out of 4 1,609 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane , Lofthouse WF3 3PS 		3out of 4 2,862 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH 		- not rated 2,665 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW 		3out of 4 1,073 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB 		- not rated 1,700 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD 		- not rated 2,084 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadowcroft School
24 Bar Lane , WF1 4AD 		- not rated 2,296 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY 		- not rated 2,442 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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