Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024
Overview of Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School · Primary · Wakefield
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 46% | 1% | 57% | 18% | 67% | 1% | 62% | 11% | 69% | 62% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 354 |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 0% | 65% | 12% | 70% | 0% | 60% | 12% | 81% | 60% | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 373 |
| 2022/23 | 35% | 0% | 50% | 14% | 63% | 0% | 50% | 13% | 75% | 61% | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 | -4.10 | -3.60 | -4.00 | 20% | 356 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 6% | 80% | 23% | 83% | 18% | 78% | 17% | 83% | 83% | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | +0.20 | +1.00 | -0.70 | 14% | 281 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 5% | 69% | 26% | 82% | 18% | 71% | 13% | 84% | 81% | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 | -1.10 | +0.90 | -1.20 | 15% | 259 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 2% | 79% | 21% | 78% | 8% | 76% | 5% | 79% | 75% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | +1.00 | -0.20 | -0.90 | 14% | 256 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 354 | 23.3 | 21% | 12% | 46% | 8% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 373 | 24.5 | 16% | 9% | 43% | 9% | 30% |
| 2022/23 | 356 | 20.9 | 20% | 7% | 47% | 7% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 338 | 19.3 | 12% | 7% | 44% | 7% | 27% |
| 2020/21 | 318 | 19.9 | 13% | 5% | 44% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 281 | 17.4 | 14% | 5% | 41% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 259 | 17.9 | 15% | 6% | 42% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 256 | 17.7 | 14% | 6% | 46% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.