School Summary

The Featherstone Academy


Boys: 245
Girls: 198
Total Pupils: 443
Opened: 01-09-2012
Ofsted: Good
Executive Head Teacher: Diana Townshend
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7 5AJ
Telephone: 01977722805
Website: https://www.featherstone.academy

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AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (code): E08000036
DistrictAdministrative (name): Wakefield
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 443553
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EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The Featherstone Academy
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GOR (code): D
GOR (name): Yorkshire and the Humber
GSSLACode (name): E08000036
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Diana
HeadLastName: Townshend
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Executive Head Teacher
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LA (code): 384
LA (name): Wakefield
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LastChangedDate: 15-06-2023
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NumberOfBoys: 245
NumberOfGirls: 198
NumberOfPupils: 443
NurseryProvision (name): Not applicable
OfficialSixthForm (code): 0
OfficialSixthForm (name): Not applicable
OfstedLastInsp: 24-03-2022
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-09-2012
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ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Hemsworth
PercentageFSM: 30.20
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
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RSCRegion (name): Lancashire and West Yorkshire
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SchoolCapacity: 600
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust
SchoolWebsite: www.featherstone.academy
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 0
SpecialClasses (name): Not applicable
StatutoryHighAge: 16
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Pontefract Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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Town: Pontefract
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 3
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts (code): 4386
Trusts (name): THE RODILLIAN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 28
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Academy sponsor led
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UPRN: 63088949
URN: 138593
UrbanRural (code): C1
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"A wonderful school. My Son is in his 1st year there & is loving it.\nHe is dyslexic, but the amount of confidence he has gained since starting there is amazing. The teachers are hugely supportive. All children are taught the value of respect & resilience, which is a skill every person needs.\nI can highly recommend this school","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"A wonderful school. My Son is in his 1st year there & is loving it.\nHe is dyslexic, but the amount of confidence he has gained since starting there is amazing. The teachers are hugely supportive. All children are taught the value of respect & resilience, which is a skill every person needs.\nI can highly recommend this school","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Helen Glover","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104074593396422553628\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLNn2F2Etn05tFVjd3IEhQZVD3jHKmwWIMdefAuLaXo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-03-11T10:17:12Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Should be handed back to the LEA. Teacher lie to your face and each one will tell you that they teach subjects not children. An English teacher told my sons class about unschooling when I confronted the school about it all the English teachers denied it. The use of mobile phones is ongoing among staff but they also deny this. Mr Harris was moved to another school but rang a staff member in class and told them that he had been told to F off three times shine moving. If I was a parent looking for a good school I would definitely look else where.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Should be handed back to the LEA. Teacher lie to your face and each one will tell you that they teach subjects not children. An English teacher told my sons class about unschooling when I confronted the school about it all the English teachers denied it. The use of mobile phones is ongoing among staff but they also deny this. Mr Harris was moved to another school but rang a staff member in class and told them that he had been told to F off three times shine moving. If I was a parent looking for a good school I would definitely look else where.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lynn Hall","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108251637985697182827\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLpwZq6IlF8Sq1ZUMzYvI1LfvTytGKHVAhvDT7xrluG=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2018-06-15T13:47:49Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My son goes there and he loves it here thank you feathers tone academy","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son goes there and he loves it here thank you feathers tone academy","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sarah Machen","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100012792527319065300\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJIn4GtDLq_U_n2bCQ-XkmXnmQIyoC8TkNMutaVd_bQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-12-26T10:52:05Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Teachers are really friendly.\nI know this as I am a student there.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teachers are really friendly.\nI know this as I am a student there.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Jack Eyre","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108499220639907841886\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVEoEWBq3lhyFzibC6Vn3xYyFBl6l4l7V88QwtinJj8dw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-09-28T07:22:59Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I like it because it is a place to learn and a place with disaplin","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I like it because it is a place to learn and a place with disaplin","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"shannon foster","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/100850209377384209692\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKTHOhu2gC1mGw0n4SieqonKCZ05eBIdzsEQ2VsB754=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-03-18T21:56:55Z"}]