Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Pontefract, Wakefield
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
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Key facts
- Address
- North Close, Pontefract, WF7 6BQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school say, ‘We are one big, massive family.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They have warm relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “These methods show promise, but currently they are not consistently embedded across the curriculum.”
- “In some subjects, methods to deepen pupils’ understanding are not consistently embedded.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not always achieve at the greater depth they are capable of.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 1.3 mi Requires improvement
- Featherstone Purston Infant School 1.5 mi Good
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy 1.6 mi Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 1.7 mi Good