The Featherstone Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber WF7 5AJ · Wakefield
#256 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#2862 of 4,090 nationally
About The Featherstone Academy
The Featherstone Academy is a academy secondary located in Pontefract, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 556 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 31.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 256th of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (36th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (23th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 556; capacity filled 92.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 66.7%; ebacc average points 3.85.
There are 43 schools in Pontefract; The Featherstone Academy ranks 23rd of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)41.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)35.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)40.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Featherstone Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 556
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 92.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 41.6
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 35.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 66.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.85
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near The Featherstone Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
203 students · 941 m away
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
314 students · 1.1 km away
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
338 students · 1.2 km away
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
103 students · 1.4 km away
Ark Larks Hill Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
203 students · 1.6 km away
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
434 students · 1.9 km away
Ark The King's School
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,041 students · 1.9 km away
Ark Carleton Park Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
208 students · 2.2 km away
New College Pontefract
Pontefract · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
0 students · 2.3 km away
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
University Technical College Leeds
Leeds · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
546 students
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
568 students
UTC Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield · Academy secondary · Ages 13–19
543 students
Harrogate High School
Harrogate · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
579 students
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
525 students
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield · Academy secondary · Ages 10–13
592 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Featherstone Academy a good school?
The Featherstone Academy has a Success Index (England) of 31.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #256 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Featherstone Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
The Featherstone Academy ranks #256 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #2862 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Featherstone Academy?
The Featherstone Academy had 556 students in 2025.
Is The Featherstone Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
The Featherstone Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Featherstone Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Featherstone Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.