Featherstone High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 28 2015 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Unique reference
- 137729
- Address
- 11 Montague Waye, UB2 5HF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1762 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 83.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
Indian 51.6%
African 11.9%
Pakistani 11%
Other Asian 8.2%
Other 7.7%
Bangladeshi 3%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other White 0.8%
White British 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.84
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.62
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 58%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.5
Local authority average 52
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.77
Local authority average 4.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 53 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 116 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 268 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
| French | GCSE | 96 |
Admissions
Featherstone High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 129
- 3rd preference
- 129
- From another Local Authority
- 125
Offers
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 131 149 |
| Year 8 | 278 151 127 |
| Year 9 | 279 148 131 |
| Year 10 | 276 147 129 |
| Year 11 | 273 143 130 |
| Year 12 | 188 104 84 |
| Year 13 | 188 97 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 93.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 23.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 76.0% 66.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 90.0% 85.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 34.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 16.0% 31.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 2.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 1.7% |