Outwood Academy Freeston

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Favell Avenue
 Normanton WF6 1HZ
Telephone: 01924 302560
Previous Name: The Freeston Academy

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from The Freeston Academy
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Sponsor: Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Lisa Allott (since December 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Rachel Smith
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 53.4 / 18.05
Non-teaching Staff*: 42.21
Number of pupils: 988
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.5
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 29.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.8%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 11.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Normanton
School Number: 3844013

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Normanton Junior Academy (0.5km) show on map
  3. St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Newlands Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Altofts Junior Academy (1.3km) show on map
  6. Normanton Common Primary Academy (1.3km) show on map
  7. Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  8. Martin Frobisher Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  9. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Sharlston Community School (2.6km) show on map
  11. Hammer Lane Academy (2.6km) show on map
  12. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth F... (3.3km) show on map
  13. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  14. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (3.6km) show on map
  15. Enrich Academy (3.6km) show on map
  16. Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of Engl... (4.1km) show on map
  17. The Grange School (4.1km) show on map
  18. Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy (4.1km) show on map
  19. Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and In... (4.1km) show on map
  20. Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (4.1km) show on map
  21. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (4.2km) show on map
  22. Kingsland Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  23. Outwood Academy City Fields (4.2km) show on map
  24. Featherstone Purston Infant School (4.3km) show on map
  25. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy (4.4km) show on map
  26. Crofton Academy (4.4km) show on map
  27. Crofton Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  28. Crofton Infant School (4.5km) show on map
  29. Half Acres Primary Academy (4.5km) show on map
  30. Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill (4.6km) show on map
  31. Ivy Lane School (4.7km) show on map
  32. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary... (4.7km) show on map
  33. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy (4.7km) show on map
  34. Meadowcroft School (4.9km) show on map
  35. Methley Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  36. Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill (5.1km) show on map
  37. The Featherstone Academy (5.1km) show on map
  38. Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School (5.1km) show on map
  39. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntar... (5.2km) show on map
  40. St Austin's Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  41. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (5.4km) show on map
  42. Glasshoughton Infant Academy (5.5km) show on map
  43. Castleford Park Junior Academy (5.5km) show on map
  44. Castleford Academy (5.5km) show on map
  45. Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery (5.6km) show on map
  46. Sandal Magna Community Academy (5.6km) show on map
  47. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (5.6km) show on map
  48. Oulton Academy (5.7km) show on map
  49. New College Pontefract (5.8km) show on map
  50. The Castle Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  51. Rooks Nest Academy (5.8km) show on map
  52. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  53. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (5.9km) show on map
  54. Newton Hill Community School (6.0km) show on map
  55. St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School,... (6.0km) show on map
  56. Wakefield Girls' High School (6.1km) show on map
  57. Walton Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  58. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (6.1km) show on map
  59. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntar... (6.1km) show on map
  60. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  61. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School (6.2km) show on map
  62. The King's School (6.2km) show on map
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  64. CAPA College (6.3km) show on map
  65. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (6.4km) show on map
  66. Allerton Bywater Primary School (6.4km) show on map
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  68. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  69. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  70. St Giles C of E Academy (6.7km) show on map
  71. Fitzwilliam Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  72. Outwood Grange Academy (6.7km) show on map
  73. Airedale Junior Academy (6.8km) show on map
  74. Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  75. Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (7.0km) show on map
  76. Great Preston VC CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  77. Rodillian Academy (7.1km) show on map
  78. Airedale Infant Academy (7.1km) show on map
  79. Townville Academy (7.1km) show on map
  80. Ackworth School (7.2km) show on map
  81. Oulton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  82. Carlton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  83. Brigshaw High School (7.2km) show on map
  84. Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (7.2km) show on map
  85. Pinderfields Hospital PRU (7.2km) show on map
  86. Wrenthorpe Academy (7.2km) show on map
  87. Rothwell Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  88. Woodlesford Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  89. Airedale Academy (7.4km) show on map
  90. Trinity Academy Cathedral (7.4km) show on map
  91. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School (7.5km) show on map
  92. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane (7.5km) show on map
  93. Harewood Centre Nursery School (7.5km) show on map
  94. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School (7.6km) show on map
  95. King's Meadow Academy (7.6km) show on map
  96. Carleton High School (7.7km) show on map
  97. Hall Cliffe Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  98. Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  99. Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary C... (7.7km) show on map
  100. The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School (7.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
Predecessor Schools†
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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