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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF7 5BGFeatherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary

Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF7 5BG www.stthomasfeatherstone.co.uk

Pupils
354
cap. 410
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
354
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-3pp
72%54%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
1%
+1pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
354
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
46%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
George Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BG
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2546%1%57%18%67%1%62%11%69%62%102.0102.0102.021%354
2023/2449%0%65%12%70%0%60%12%81%60%102.0101.0101.016%373
2022/2335%0%50%14%63%0%50%13%75%61%100.099.0101.0-4.10-3.60-4.0020%356
2018/1972%6%80%23%83%18%78%17%83%83%105.0104.0107.0+0.20+1.00-0.7014%281
2017/1863%5%69%26%82%18%71%13%84%81%103.0102.0106.0-1.10+0.90-1.2015%259
2016/1770%2%79%21%78%8%76%5%79%75%104.0102.0104.0+1.00-0.20-0.9014%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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535423.321%12%46%8%24%
2023/2437324.516%9%43%9%30%
2022/2335620.920%7%47%7%25%
2021/2233819.312%7%44%7%27%
2020/2131819.913%5%44%
2018/1928117.414%5%41%5%12%
2017/1825917.915%6%42%4%8%
2016/1725617.714%6%46%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.