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Faith schools in and near Featherstone

All 3 faith schools in Featherstone, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Featherstone

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  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

    Pontefract, WF7 6BD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Featherstone faith schools average.

    263 first choices, 272 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.1

    Featherstone faith schools 46.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Featherstone faith schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    1,470
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
  2. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy

    Pontefract, WF7 6BQ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Featherstone faith schools average, low absence.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Featherstone faith schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Featherstone faith schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    227
    Pupils per teacher
    26.2
    View school Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Church of England

    Results below the Featherstone faith schools average.

    Met the standard at 1146%

    Featherstone faith schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.7%Featherstone faith schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    314
    Pupils per teacher
    25.7
    View school Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Just outside Featherstone

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Featherstone.

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

    1.7 miles from Featherstone · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Featherstone faith schools average, low absence.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Met the standard at 1177%

    Featherstone faith schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Featherstone faith schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    222
    Pupils per teacher
    24.3
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
  2. St Giles C of E Academy

    2.1 miles from Featherstone · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Featherstone faith schools average, low absence.

    41 first choices, 42 offers made

    Met the standard at 1178%

    Featherstone faith schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.1%Featherstone faith schools 7.7%
    Pupils
    337
    Pupils per teacher
    20.5
    View school St Giles C of E Academy
The big picture

How Featherstone's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Featherstone average 6.9%Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy: 5%Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School: 7.7%St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy: 8%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Featherstone

Ofsted grades in Featherstone

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Featherstone

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Featherstone have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Featherstone, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Featherstone, teaching 2,011 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

50% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

51.9% of pupils in Featherstone faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

25.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,250 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 22.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Featherstone?
There are 3 faith schools in Featherstone, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Featherstone?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Featherstone on Eduscope are St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy, Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy and Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Featherstone ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Featherstone faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Featherstone is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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