How many pupils does The Featherstone Academy have?

The Featherstone Academy has 524 pupils enrolled.

Who is the executive head teacher of The Featherstone Academy?

The executive head teacher of The Featherstone Academy is Julia McCluskey.

What type of school is The Featherstone Academy?

The Featherstone Academy is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is The Featherstone Academy in?

The Featherstone Academy is in the Wakefield local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

The Featherstone Academy

Pontefract Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 March 2022). Last inspected 24 March 2022.

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524

Pupils

40.3%

Free school meals

1 September 2012

Opened

About this school

The Featherstone Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The school has 524 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 March 2022). Last inspected 24 March 2022. The Executive Head Teacher is Julia McCluskey. The school is administered by Wakefield local authority. It belongs to RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2012.

School details

Executive Head Teacher: Julia McCluskey
Trust: RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Wakefield
Gender: Mixed
URN: 138593

Contact

01977722805 info@education.gov.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at The Featherstone Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Wakefield). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

41.6

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.33

Progress 8 · 2023-24

36%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

67%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.85

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

81%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →