Outwood Academy City Fields
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber WF1 4SF · Wakefield
#289 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#3207 of 4,090 nationally
About Outwood Academy City Fields
Outwood Academy City Fields is a academy secondary located in Wakefield, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 928 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 24.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 289th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (26th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (24th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 928; capacity filled 88.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 55.2%; ebacc average points 3.51.
There are 64 schools in Wakefield; Outwood Academy City Fields ranks 58th of 62 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)38.8
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)29.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)38.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Outwood Academy City Fields by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 928
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 38.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 88.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 38.8
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 29.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 55.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.51
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Outwood Academy City Fields
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
452 students · 347 m away
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
251 students · 750 m away
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
359 students · 911 m away
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
306 students · 1.0 km away
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
255 students · 1.1 km away
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
Wakefield · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
668 students · 1.7 km away
CAPA College
Wakefield · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
502 students · 1.9 km away
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
233 students · 2.0 km away
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
209 students · 2.0 km away
Newton Hill Community School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
338 students · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Fir Vale Academy
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
931 students
Temple Learning Academy
Leeds · Academy all-through · Ages 4–16
918 students
Winterhill School
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
941 students
Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
914 students
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
Halifax · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
912 students
South Axholme Academy
Doncaster · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
910 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Outwood Academy City Fields a good school?
Outwood Academy City Fields has a Success Index (England) of 24.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #289 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Outwood Academy City Fields rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Outwood Academy City Fields ranks #289 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #3207 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Outwood Academy City Fields?
Outwood Academy City Fields had 928 students in 2025.
Is Outwood Academy City Fields a primary school or a secondary school?
Outwood Academy City Fields is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Outwood Academy City Fields?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Outwood Academy City Fields; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.