Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 7 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 108249
- Address
- George Street, Featherstone, WF7 5BG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 354 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 83.9%
Other White 7.3%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4.1
WritingWell below average-3.6
MathsWell below average-4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 3 | 79 36 43 |
| Year 4 | 85 45 40 |
| Year 5 | 98 48 50 |
| Year 6 | 92 47 45 |