Outwood Grange Academy, Wakefield

In 2026, pupils at Outwood Grange Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wakefield and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Wakefield and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.8, against 52.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 291 families put Outwood Grange Academy as their first choice and 574 named it as one of their preferences, for 354 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Outwood Grange Academy are Rodillian Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); Outwood Academy City Fields (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.5); Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 50.9); and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8).

Outwood Grange Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Outwood Grange Academy is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 348 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 51% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 116 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 36 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Outwood Rail Station, about 730 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Outwood Grange Sch, 170 metres away.

In 2024/25, Outwood Grange Academy issued 945 suspensions, 48.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Outwood Grange Academy are Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (0.3 miles), Wrenthorpe Academy (0.6 miles), Rooks Nest Academy (0.6 miles) and Newton Hill Community School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.