Featherstone Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Staffordshire
Unique reference
141278
Address
The Avenue, Featherstone, WV10 7AS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
258 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
8.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.3%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.9%
Mixed 14.4%
Indian 5.8%
African 3.5%
Other White 3.1%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage0.5
MathsBelow average-2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Featherstone Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
21
13
8
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
6
4
Reception, Part-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
24
14
10
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
20
10
Year 3
29
17
12
Year 4
31
18
13
Year 5
28
10
18
Year 6
27
11
16
Year 2024-2025

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