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Sixth forms in and near Featherstone

All 1 sixth form in Featherstone, and the nearest just outside.

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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 sixth forms average.

    263 first choices, 272 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.1

    Featherstone sixth forms 46.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Featherstone sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    1,470
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

Just outside Featherstone

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Featherstone.

  2. Ackworth School

    2.4 miles from Featherstone · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well below the Featherstone sixth forms average.

    Attainment 8 at 1638.0

    Featherstone sixth forms 46.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Featherstone sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    429
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Ackworth School

  3. Oakfield Park School

    3.2 miles from Featherstone · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.4%
    Pupils
    176
    Pupils per teacher
    7.0
    View school Oakfield Park School

  4. Airedale Academy

    3.3 miles from Featherstone · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Featherstone sixth forms average, high absence.

    144 first choices, 155 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1639.4

    Featherstone sixth forms 46.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    15.2%Featherstone sixth forms 8.0%
    Pupils
    1,008
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school Airedale Academy
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Featherstone

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 sixth forms in Featherstone have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

  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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Sixth forms in Featherstone, explained

There is 1 sixth forms in Featherstone, teaching 1,470 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

Pupils in Featherstone sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

22.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,253 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many sixth forms are in Featherstone?
There are 1 sixth forms in Featherstone, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Featherstone?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Featherstone on Eduscope are St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms 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 sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Featherstone is 19:1. 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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