Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School

About Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School

Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School sits slightly below the Wakefield local authority average for primary schools on the key KS2 measure of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. The school’s figure of 56% compares with a LA average of 64%, placing it 67th out of 113 primary schools in the borough. That puts it in the bottom half of local schools, though not at the very bottom. The school’s ranking percentile of roughly 69% nationally means it performs better than about two-thirds of primary schools across England, but within Wakefield it has some ground to make up. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in November 2023, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since its last graded inspection in March 2014. The previous graded inspection in 2009 also rated the school Good overall, so there is a long track record of solid, if not outstanding, quality.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 KS2 results, the picture is mixed. In reading, 67% of pupils met the expected standard and 16% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 102. Maths was similar: 67% at expected, 20% at higher, and an average score of 103. Writing also saw 67% at expected and 20% at higher. The combined expected standard across all three subjects drops to 56%, which is the figure that pulls the school below the LA average. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three is just 7%. There are no progress scores available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say whether pupils are making stronger or weaker progress than peers nationally. The school’s ranking score of 56 on the KS2 expected standard metric confirms it is in the bottom 50% tier nationally, though not dramatically so.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 95 applications for 45 places and 41 first-preference offers made from 42 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.11. That suggests strong local demand. Facilities include a Forest School, sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a sensory room, gymnasium, library and chapel. The school offers a range of clubs such as science, chess, choir, art and gardening, plus sports including tennis, swimming, cross country and cricket. SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health, speech language and communication, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulty/disability. With nursery provision on site, this is a school that suits families looking for a full primary journey from age 3 to 11 within a single setting, particularly those who value outdoor learning and a broad extracurricular offer.

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