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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 February 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry231 applications · 98 places offered · 96 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2025 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2024 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2022 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2021 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2018 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2017 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2016 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2015 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
- This school
- Wakefield median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 98 | 231 | 2.4 | 96 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 110 | 247 | 2.3 | 106 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2024 | 94 | 213 | 2.3 | 92 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 95 | 163 | 1.7 | 77 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 | 85 | 176 | 2.1 | 99 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2021 | 83 | 147 | 1.8 | 83 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 86 | 161 | 1.9 | 86 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 77 | 122 | 1.6 | 61 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 82 | 140 | 1.7 | 73 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 71 | 118 | 1.7 | 68 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 38 | 74 | 2.0 | 35 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 54 | 100 | 1.9 | 48 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 48 | 82 | 1.7 | 45 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 94 | 39.7 | 39% | 56% | – |
| 2024/25 | 87 | 41.6 | 36% | 67% | – |
| 2023/24 | 88 | 40.6 | 42% | 52% | −0.33 |
| 2022/23 | 88 | 44.0 | 43% | 58% | −0.12 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Featherstone AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.4applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · WakefieldGood20222.4applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
- 20262.2applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · WakefieldImproved significantly20242.4applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · WakefieldRequires improvement20241.3applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 6.2 km · WakefieldGood20232.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138593 · 384/4000
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 600 pupils · 556 on roll
- Free school meals
- 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Replaced
- Featherstone Technology College: With Physical Disability Resource (URN 108292)
- Address
- Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources