List your school
AcademySecondary

Outwood Academy Freeston

Favell Avenue, Normanton WF6 1HZ

4Schola Grade
Directions CallWebsite
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
993
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,050
Local authority
Wakefield
Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Schola Grade 4

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 44.6, an average GCSE grade of about 4.5
43rdpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 35.8
48thpercentile
Attendance31% of pupils persistently absent
16thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Outwood Academy Freeston

Outwood Academy Freeston is a secondary academy in Normanton, Wakefield, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust.

It has 993 pupils on roll and room for 1,050. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Favell Avenue
Normanton WF6 1HZ
Open in Google Maps

School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Ages
11–16
Official type
Academy converter
Pupils on roll
993
Capacity
1,050 pupils
Free school meals
31.20% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Local authority
Wakefield
Nation
England
URN
145937

Schools near Outwood Academy Freeston

All 9 schools in Normanton →

School data for England and Wales comes from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.