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Academy sponsor led · Schools & FE

The Featherstone Academy

URN 138593 · WakefieldOpen
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Inspection history (5)

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Report card · published 6 Oct 2026

    Safeguarding met
    AchievementExpected
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Curriculum and teachingExpected
    InclusionExpected
    Leadership and governanceExpected
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected

    Gemma Dixon (lead), Dan Whieldon, Katrina Gueli, Steve Lewis

  2. 24 Mar 2022

    School inspection (EIF) · published 25 May 2022

    Graham Findlay (lead), David Mills

  3. 8 Feb 2017

    School inspection (CIF) · published 6 Mar 2017

    Good
    Leadership and managementGood
    OutcomesGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Teaching, learning and assessmentGood

    David Pridding (lead), Claire Brown, Elizabeth Cresswell

  4. 4 Mar 2015

    School inspection (CIF) · published 26 Mar 2015

    Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Jan Bennett

  5. 30 Jan 2014

    School inspection (CIF) · published 14 Mar 2014

    Inadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

    Joan Hewitt (lead), Clive Hurren, Derek Davies

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Resilience Multi Academy Trust

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Details

URN
138593
Type
Academy sponsor led
Local authority
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Address
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
Reports on record
5
Earliest report
30 Jan 2014
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Opened
01-09-2012
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Status
Open
Website
www.featherstone.academy
Boarding
No boarders
Capacity
600
Age Range
11 - 16
Age range
11 to 16
Telephone
01977698000
Admissions
Non-selective
Headteacher
Mrs Julia McCluskey
Pupils on roll
556
Pupils' gender
Mixed
School capacity
600
Number of pupils
556
Religious character
None
Free school meals (%)
40.80
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