Outwood Academy City Fields — Secondary School in Wakefield

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Outwood Academy City Fields

Wakefield, WF1 4SF

900 Pupils

780 Capacity

11–16 Age Range

38.60% FSM %

416 Boys

484 Girls

About Outwood Academy City Fields

Outwood Academy City Fields is a mixed-gender Academies located in Wakefield, Wakefield, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England for pupils aged 11–16. It currently has a status of Open.

It has 900 pupils on roll. School capacity: 780. Current headteacher: Michelle Colledge-Smith.

This profile is based on official data from the Department for Education (DfE) Get Information About Schools (GIAS) register, updated March 2026.

School Details

Establishment Type	Academy converter
Type Group	Academies
Phase of Education	Secondary
Status	Open
Local Authority	Wakefield
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative District	Wakefield
Parliamentary Constituency	Wakefield and Rothwell
Ward	Wakefield East
Urban / Rural	Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Admissions Policy	Non-selective
Religious Character	None
Gender Policy	Mixed
Boarders	No boarders
Sixth Form	Does not have a sixth form
Nursery Provision	Not applicable
Trust / Sponsor	OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Opened	01-01-2011
UKPRN	10032363
URN	136394
Data Last Updated	11-03-2026

Governors & Trustees (12)

Name	Role	Appointed	Term Ends	Appointing Body
Mrs Safia Ilyas	Chair of Local Governing Body	10/03/2026	09/03/2030	Appointed by GB/board
Ms Joanne Kendall	Chair of Local Governing Body	26/09/2023	13/11/2025	Appointed by GB/board
Akef Akbar	Local Governor	23/05/2022	22/05/2026	Appointed by GB/board
Ms Michelle Colledge-Smith	Local Governor	26/09/2019	—	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
Andi Cope	Local Governor	10/03/2026	09/03/2030	Appointed by GB/board
Mr Michael Devaney	Local Governor	16/05/2023	15/05/2027	Appointed by GB/board
Ms Safia Ilyas	Local Governor	29/03/2022	13/11/2025	Appointed by GB/board
Mrs Rabina Khan	Local Governor	03/11/2023	02/11/2025	Elected by school staff
Mrs Rabina Khan	Local Governor	03/11/2025	02/11/2027	Elected by school staff
Mr Imran Mehmood	Local Governor	19/09/2023	18/09/2027	Appointed by GB/board
Miss Emily Pickett	Local Governor	03/09/2024	02/09/2026	Elected by school staff
Claire Stephenson	Local Governor	26/09/2023	25/09/2027	Appointed by GB/board