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
257 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
7.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.6%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.3%
Mixed 14%
Other White 3.5%
African 3.1%
Indian 2.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Featherstone Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
19
9
10
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
26
17
9
Reception, Part-time
3
0
3
Reception, Full-time
27
11
16
Year 1
30
19
11
Year 2
28
16
12
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
29
10
19
Year 5
27
11
16
Year 6
32
17
15
Year 2023-2024

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