Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 6 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
- 373 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 87.9%
Other White 5.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish Traveller 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 35%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 3 | 92 50 42 |
| Year 4 | 100 49 51 |
| Year 5 | 91 46 45 |
| Year 6 | 90 41 49 |