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Outwood Grange Academy vs Rodillian Academy

At a glance

Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield and Rodillian Academy in Leeds are 1.6 miles apart in a straight line.

Only Outwood Grange Academy has a graded Ofsted inspection in our data (Good, 2024).

Outwood Grange Academy had the higher Attainment 8 score in 2025-26 (provisional): 49.2 against 45.9 (a gap of 3.3 points).

Progress 8 was not published for 2025-26 (provisional) so this comparison relies on attainment.

Overall absence in 2024-25 was 8.4% at Outwood Grange Academy and 7.5% at Rodillian Academy.

Outwood Grange Academy has 1,932 pupils for 2,200 published places (88%) and Rodillian Academy has 1,654 for 1,700 (97%).

Built from the figures in the table below. Sources and years are given next to every figure.

Side by side

Outwood Grange Academy compared with Rodillian Academy
Measure Outwood Grange Academy Rodillian Academy
Ofsted
Overall Ofsted grade Ofsted MI, inspections to 31 May 2026 Good 2024 No graded inspection in our data
School profile
Type GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Academy sponsor led Academy converter
Phase and age range GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Secondary, ages 11-18 Secondary, ages 11-18
Location GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Wakefield Wakefield, Leeds
Pupils on roll GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 1,932 1,654
Results and attendanceEach row shows the latest year both schools have a figure for. "Stronger" marks a gap big enough to matter in a year both schools report. Rounding-level differences are not marked. Attainment figures reflect each school's intake as well as its teaching. Progress 8 is the only measure here that adjusts for pupils' starting points.
Attainment 8 (average score) DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 49.2 Stronger 45.9
Progress 8 score DfE KS4 results, 2023-24 Progress 8 was not published for the 2025-26 (provisional) results because the Department for Education did not calculate it for that cohort. The last published year is shown. -0.13 +0.24 Stronger
Grade 5+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 57% Stronger 51%
Grade 4+ in English and maths DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 78% Stronger 69%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4 DfE KS4 results, 2025-26 (provisional) 357 292
A-level average point score DfE A-level results, 2024-25 30.75 34.44 Stronger
A-level average grade DfE A-level results, 2024-25 C C+
A-level students in the point score measure DfE A-level results, 2024-25 81 52
Overall absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 8.4% 7.5% Stronger
Persistent absence (lower is better) DfE pupil absence, 2024-25 Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. 21.3% 18.4% Stronger
Intake and admissionsNot marked as stronger or weaker. These rows describe who a school serves and how its places are filled. They do not measure teaching quality so a higher or lower figure is not better.
Pupils eligible for free school meals GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 16.8% 17.9%
Published capacity (places) GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract 2,200 1,700
Pupils on roll as % of capacity GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract, pupils divided by capacity 88% 97%
Admissions policy GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract Non-selective Non-selective
Religious character GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract None recorded None recorded

"Not published" means the figure is not published or is suppressed for that school and year. It does not mean zero.

Trends over time

Solid blue line with round markers: Outwood Grange Academy. Dashed amber line with square markers: Rodillian Academy. Years with no published figure for either school are left off the axis.

Attainment 8 (average score), higher is better
Attainment 8 (average score) by yearOutwood Grange Academy: 2022-23 49.4, 2023-24 49.4, 2024-25 47.2, 2025-26 49.2. Rodillian Academy: 2022-23 45.8, 2023-24 48.0, 2024-25 46.4, 2025-26 45.9.45.046.047.048.049.050.022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearOutwood Grange AcademyRodillian Academy
2022-2349.445.8
2023-2449.448.0
2024-2547.246.4
2025-26 (provisional)49.245.9

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Overall absence (% of sessions), lower is better
Overall absence (% of sessions) by yearOutwood Grange Academy: 2018-19 5.5%, 2021-22 8.9%, 2022-23 7.8%, 2023-24 8.3%, 2024-25 8.4%. Rodillian Academy: 2018-19 5.7%, 2021-22 8.1%, 2022-23 8.1%, 2023-24 7.5%, 2024-25 7.5%.5.06.07.08.09.018-1921-2222-2323-2424-25
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YearOutwood Grange AcademyRodillian Academy
2018-195.5%5.7%
2021-228.9%8.1%
2022-237.8%8.1%
2023-248.3%7.5%
2024-258.4%7.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence, 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils), higher is better
Grade 5+ in English and maths (% of pupils) by yearOutwood Grange Academy: 2022-23 56%, 2023-24 59%, 2024-25 53%, 2025-26 57%. Rodillian Academy: 2022-23 40%, 2023-24 54%, 2024-25 52%, 2025-26 51%.404550556022-2323-2424-2525-26
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YearOutwood Grange AcademyRodillian Academy
2022-2356%40%
2023-2459%54%
2024-2553%52%
2025-26 (provisional)57%51%

Source: DfE key stage 4 results, 2022-23 to 2025-26. The latest year is provisional.

Admissions: how the two schools differ

Distance between the schools: 1.6 miles in a straight line between the two school sites. The coordinates come from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. This is not a walking or driving distance and it does not show which school your address is in catchment for.

How full they are: pupils on roll divided by published capacity from the GIAS (DfE) March 2026 extract. Both figures cover every year group (including any sixth form). Treat the percentage as a rough guide to demand rather than the size of the Year 7 intake.

Outwood Grange Academy

Capacity
2,200 places
Pupils on roll
1,932
Full
88%
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Wakefield (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Outwood Grange Academy catchment page

Rodillian Academy

Capacity
1,700 places
Pupils on roll
1,654
Full
97% (close to capacity)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious character
None recorded

Source: GIAS (DfE), March 2026 extract. Each school's own admissions policy sets its oversubscription criteria. It is published by Leeds (official admissions page) or by the school.

Check the catchment for your postcode Rodillian Academy catchment page

Sources

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attainment 8 and Progress 8 are only comparable between schools within the same year.

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