The Featherstone Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 24 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 138593
- Address
- Pontefract Road, Featherstone, WF7 5AJ
- Website
- www.featherstone.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 511 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 90.8%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Black 1.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
The Featherstone Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 94
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 92
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 69 49 |
| Year 8 | 118 64 54 |
| Year 9 | 93 50 43 |
| Year 10 | 94 56 38 |
| Year 11 | 88 48 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 80.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 37.0% 39.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 28.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |