Outwood Grange Academy, Wakefield

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Outwood Grange Academy

Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield WF1 2PF

https://www.grange.outwood.com/

Outwood Grange Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,970 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Outwood Grange Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Outwood Academy City Fields, Outwood Academy Freeston, Outwood Academy Carlton, Outwood Academy Hemsworth and Outwood Academy Shafton.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Environment, Admissions and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Sixth form, Representation and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		Rodillian Academy
2.0		Outwood Academy City Fields
2.5		Trinity Academy Cathedral
3.0		Oulton Academy
3.0		Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
3.4		St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
3.4		Woodkirk Academy
3.5		Horbury Academy
3.9		Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
4.0		Cockburn School
4.2		Cockburn John Charles Academy
4.2		Outwood Academy Freeston

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Destinations: About average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both roughly average.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Sixth form: Below average. Attainment is about average, progress is poor and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Progress: Below average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

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