The Featherstone Academy
About The Featherstone Academy
The Featherstone Academy is a mixed state secondary school in Wakefield, serving pupils from age 11 to 16. It sits within a local authority that contains 21 secondary schools of its type, of which only two currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself is rated Good, placing it in the solid middle tier of Wakefield’s secondary landscape. Among its closest ranked peers in the area are Castleford Academy, Trinity Academy Cathedral, and Horbury Academy, each of which scores higher on the local ranking metric. With 524 pupils on roll, Featherstone is a relatively compact secondary, and its headteacher Diana Townshend leads a non-denominational school that draws from the surrounding Featherstone and Pontefract communities. For families weighing up options within the Wakefield authority, this school represents a stable, well-regarded choice that sits just below the top tier but above many of its local counterparts in terms of its overall inspection standing.
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Facilities
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Extracurriculars
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Clubs & Activities
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