Featherstone High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Mar 11 2025 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
- 1773 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 83.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 6.8% |
| Other Asian | 9.4% |
| Pakistani | 10.6% |
| African | 11.3% |
| Indian | 52.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 3% |
| Mixed | 2.7% |
| Unclassified | 2% |
| Other White | 0.7% |
| White British | 0.6% |
| Caribbean | 0.5% |
| Other Black | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 99% |
| Local authority average | 63% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 49% |
| Local authority average | 57% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 48.7 |
| Local authority average | 52 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.71 |
| Local authority average | 4.85 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 274 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 274 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| French | GCSE | 133 |
Admissions
Featherstone High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 279
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 297
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 134
- From another Local Authority
- 126
Offers
- 1st preference
- 262
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 148 132 |
| Year 8 | 280 132 148 |
| Year 9 | 280 154 126 |
| Year 10 | 280 149 131 |
| Year 11 | 274 145 129 |
| Year 12 | 197 97 100 |
| Year 13 | 182 100 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 92.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 22.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 68.0% 66.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 81.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 29.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.8% 2.4% |