Outwood Academy City
Stradbroke Road, Sheffield, S13 8SS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Emily Rosaman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,138
- URN
- 140415
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142358120
About this school
Outwood Academy City is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,138 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 214 | 229 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | 38.8 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.47 -0.67 to -0.28 | -0.51 -0.70 to -0.32 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 37.1% | 39.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 51.1% | 57.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 20.5% | 28.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Outwood Academy City has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.4 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,133 |
| 2023/24 | 1,186 |
| 2024/25 | 1,177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy City compares
Outwood Academy City ranked 18th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 12.3% | 43.3% | 1,138 | — |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College | 36.6 | 10.9% | 34.3% | 989 | 1.1 miles |
| The Birley Academy | 37.2 | 11.6% | 36.5% | 1,061 | 1.3 miles |
| Sheffield Park Academy | 35.1 | 13.5% | 58.4% | 1,185 | 1.5 miles |
| Sheffield Springs Academy | 38.9 | 13.2% | 59% | 1,083 | 1.7 miles |
| Westfield School | 41.5 | 11.2% | 27.7% | 1,366 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.25%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.31%
- Persistent absence
- 31.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College1.1 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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The Birley Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Sheffield Park Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
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Sheffield Springs Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Westfield School2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Outwood Academy City ranks 23rd of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary School Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- Dinnington High School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy City teach?
- Outwood Academy City teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Academy City?
- The principal of Outwood Academy City is Ms Emily Rosaman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy City last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy City, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Outwood Academy City?
- Outwood Academy City has 1,138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy City full?
- Outwood Academy City has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,138 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Academy City a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy City has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy City a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy City is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Outwood Academy City?
- Outwood Academy City is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy City's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.4 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy City rank locally?
- Outwood Academy City ranked 18th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy City's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy City's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy City's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy City's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.