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29 fields differ · 7 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Outwood Academy City Fields | Outwood Academy Freeston | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | The Freeston Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Outwood Academy City Fields | Outwood Academy Freeston | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | The Freeston Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Wakefield, WF1 4SF | Normanton, WF6 1HZ | Pontefract, WF7 6BD | Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | Not judged | Expected standard | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 38.6 | 42.9 | 47.7 | — |
| Progress 8differs | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.0 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 32% | 48% | 49% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 51% | 67% | 71% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 43% | 38% | 48% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.7% | 11.3% | 8.1% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 31.6% | 36.1% | 25.5% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.8% | 5.8% | 1.7% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | 0.98 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 127 | 168 | 259 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 156 | 170 | 264 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 928 | 993 | 1,470 | 719 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 928 / 1,050 (88%) | 993 / 1,050 (95%) | 1,470 / 1,800 (82%) | 719 / 1,050 (68%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 38.8% | 31.2% | 23.8% | 13.8% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Michelle Colledge-Smith | Principal Lisa Allott | Dr Philip Dore | Mrs Rachel Smith |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Leeds (rc) | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Wakefield and Rothwell | Normanton and Hemsworth | Normanton and Hemsworth | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
| Sponsordiffers | Outwood Grange Academies Trust | Outwood Grange Academies Trust | Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | Supported by a trust |
| Academy/trustdiffers | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST | THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | — | No boarders | No boarders |
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