Outwood Academy City Fields
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Wakefield
Outwood Academy City Fields is a secondary school in Wakefield for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 March 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Warmfield View, Wakefield, WF1 4SF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 928 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 March 2022
Strengths
- “Outwood Academy City Fields is a school where leaders want the very best for pupils.”
- “Their motto of putting ‘students first’ is something that directs and guides leaders’ actions each day.”
- “Because leaders set such a strong example of their high ambitions for pupils, other staff mirror these aspirations.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils do not match the school’s expectations of good standards of behaviour.”
- “These pupils disrupt lessons and cause frustration for the majority of pupils who conduct themselves as asked and want to get on.”
- “Some pupils, however, think that some staff should take unkind pupil-to-pupil ‘banter’ more seriously when it happens.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 131 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 131 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi Good
- Outwood Grange Academy 2.0 mi Good
- Trinity Academy Cathedral 2.1 mi Outstanding
- Outwood Academy Freeston 2.6 mi Not judged
- Crofton Academy 2.9 mi Good
- Kettlethorpe High School 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Horbury Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade