The Featherstone Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 23 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
- 524 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.4%
White British 90.5%
Other White 2.5%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Black 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 85 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| French | GCSE | 71 |
Admissions
The Featherstone Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 63 56 |
| Year 8 | 109 62 47 |
| Year 9 | 115 64 51 |
| Year 10 | 93 52 41 |
| Year 11 | 88 53 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.7% 3.0% |