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Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Voluntary controlled school · Pontefract · WF7 5BG

Ages 7–11 · 314 pupils · Wakefield

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

8.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-03-05

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.2%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
388

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill77%

314 pupils · 410 places

Pupils on roll
314
Boys / girls
154 / 160
School capacity
410
Capacity fill
314 / 410 (77%)
Free school meals
46.5%
FSM pupils
146
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Mathew Brown

Location

Address
George Street, Featherstone
Postcode
WF7 5BG
Town
Pontefract
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Pontefract, Wakefield, 314 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 46.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).

Open schools in Pontefract
46
Primary schools in Pontefract
36
Academies among open schools in Pontefract
70% (32)
Open schools in WF7
13
Primary in WF7
9
Open schools in Wakefield LA
158
Primary in Wakefield LA
113

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mathew Brown
Telephone
01977706063
Website
www.stthomasfeatherstone.co.uk

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