Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Not published
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,101 (560 boys, 541 girls)
- Capacity: 1632
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 42.8%
- Telephone: 01977624220
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (11 Oct 2022); inspected again 4 Mar 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 283 applications, 207 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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