The Featherstone Academy, Pontefract

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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The Featherstone Academy

Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract WF7 5AJ

https://www.featherstone.academy/

The Featherstone Academy is a non-selective academy. It has about 480 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In March 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Rodillian Academy, University Technical College Leeds, Brayton Academy and BBG Academy.)

Particular strengths include Representation, Attendance, Admissions and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.2		The King's School
1.6		St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College
1.7		Carleton High School
3.2		Outwood Academy Freeston
3.4		Airedale Academy
3.4		Castleford Academy
3.8		Crofton Academy
4.2		Outwood Academy Hemsworth
4.5		De Lacy Academy
5.5		Minsthorpe Community College
5.5		Outwood Academy City Fields
5.8		St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is quite high.

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

Speech, language and communication

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