The Featherstone Academy

Pontefract Road, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ

Local ranking14th of 18 secondary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

600

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
41.6 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
35.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
66.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
80.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
87

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Continued in education
86.0%
Apprenticeships
3.0%
Employment
3.0%
Not sustained
6.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
524
Boys
294 (56%)
Girls
230 (44%)
Capacity
600 (87% full)
SEND
29.0%
FSM Eligible
41.0%
EAL
3.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
7.6%
SEN Support
21.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.4
Budget per Pupil
£7,998/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 88.4%
  • White Other: 2.4%
  • Other: 2.4%
  • Mixed Other: 1.3%
  • Black Other: 1.3%
  • Asian Other: 0.9%
  • White Irish: 0.4%
  • White Traveller: 0.4%

88.4%

White British

2.4%

White Other

2.4%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Pontefract Road

Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber

Administrative

URN
138593
UKPRN
10038489
Establishment No.
4000
Trust
RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST