Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Contact details for the school

School Name: Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Address: Wakefield Road
Town/City: Pontefract
Postcode: WF9 4AB
Country: United Kingdom
 Telephone Number: 01977 624220
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Sponsor: Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Pape
Capacity: 1632
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1101 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 67% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.3%

Location and administration

URN: 145938
DfE Number: 384/4014
UKPRN: 10067323
UPRN: 63160531
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Normanton and Hemsworth (E14001383)
Electoral Ward: Hemsworth (E05016530)

Easting & Northing: 443121E, 413482N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 37' 0.31" N 1° 20' 58.14" W
Plus Code: 9C5WJM82+P6

External links

DfE Record: View record

Advertisement
Nearby schools
  1. West End Academy (0.6km)
  2. Grove Lea Primary School (0.6km)
  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
  4. St Helen's CE Primary School (1.2km)
  5. King's Meadow Academy (2.2km)
  6. Oakfield Park School (2.5km)
  7. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane (3.0km)
  8. Fitzwilliam Primary School (3.0km)
  9. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (3.0km)
  10. Ark Northfield Primary School (3.0km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mrs Lindsey Corbett - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 March 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 March 2027.
  • Mr Andrew Cross - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 March 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 6 March 2027.
  • Mrs Caroline Foy - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 7 October 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 23 October 2027.
  • Mrs Claire Lancaster - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 January 2023 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 3 January 2027.
  • Headteacher James Pape - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mrs Nichola Reynolds - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 April 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 April 2028.
  • Mrs Jennifer Sides-Crump - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 March 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 March 2027.
  • Miss Jacqueline Wade - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 April 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 April 2030.