Outwood Academy City

Secondary · Sheffield · S13 8SS · URN 140415

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-11-26Cohort 1138Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 233

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 39 schools in Sheffield

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
40.4
Sheffield 42.48England 46.1
2.1 below the area average of 42.5
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
39.5%
Sheffield 41.1%England 45.9%
1.6 percentage points below the area average of 41.1
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
57.1%
Sheffield 58%
0.9 percentage points below the area average of 58
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
3.62
Sheffield 3.77England 4.07
In line with the area average of 3.8
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
16.7%
Sheffield 16.8%England 17.6%
In line with the area average of 16.8
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
28.8%
Sheffield 34.2%
5.4 percentage points below the area average of 34.2
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
40.8%
Sheffield 37.6%
3.2 percentage points above the area average of 37.6
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
233
Sheffield 154
79.2 above the area average of 153.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sheffield	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	40.4 Sheffield 42.48England 46.1	2.1 below the area average of 42.5	5.7 below the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	39.5% Sheffield 41.1%England 45.9%	1.6 percentage points below the area average of 41.1	6.4 percentage points below the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	57.1% Sheffield 58%	0.9 percentage points below the area average of 58	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	3.62 Sheffield 3.77England 4.07	In line with the area average of 3.8	0.5 below the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	16.7% Sheffield 16.8%England 17.6%	In line with the area average of 16.8	0.9 percentage points below the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	28.8% Sheffield 34.2%	5.4 percentage points below the area average of 34.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	40.8% Sheffield 37.6%	3.2 percentage points above the area average of 37.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	233 Sheffield 154	79.2 above the area average of 153.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Sheffield · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 22.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 12.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 44.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.8pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 76.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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