Outwood Academy Hemsworth

State-Funded School

outwood-academy-hemsworth-wakefield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Normanton and HemsworthConstituency

WF9 4ABPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Outwood Academy Hemsworth is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

It currently serves 1,101 pupils. Outwood Academy Hemsworth is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40%
EBacc average point score: 3.73

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,101

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,101
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
27 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
29 Jun 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.