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The Featherstone Academy

Pontefract Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ · URN 138593

Public data summary

5.3

out of 10 · 15 data sources

Coverage 44% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 230
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 600
Local authority: Wakefield

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.33
GCSE Attainment 8: 40.6

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 10.2%
Persistent absence: 27.1%
Free school meals: 29.8%
SEN support: 29.0%
English additional language: 3.6%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 6.5:1
Average class size: 25.0
Staff turnover: 24.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Attendance

4.0

5 contributing signals

Achievement

6.4

4 contributing signals

Progress

5.2

1 contributing signals

Resources

6.2

3 contributing signals

Equity

4.4

2 contributing signals

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