The Featherstone Academy
About the school
The Featherstone Academy is an open secondary school in Wakefield.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 March 2022
- Published
- 24 May 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.6
- Wakefield
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wakefield
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 35.60%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.70%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 80.50%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.85
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
524
Girls
43.89%
Boys
56.11%
SEN support
21.37%
Education, health and care plan
7.63%
English as an additional language
3.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.03%
Overall absence
9.62
Persistent absence
23.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
88
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%