Compare The Featherstone Academy and The King's School
Comparison of secondary schools: The Featherstone Academy (Secondary) in Pontefract; The King's School (Secondary) in Pontefract — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares The Featherstone Academy and The King's School. They are secondary phase and academy sponsor led and academy converter type located around Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (The Featherstone Academy), published Mar 2017. The most recent inspection on record is for The King's School (Nov 2022). average roll around ≈ 800, combined total ≈ 1,600, typical FSM 30–35%, range 25–30%–40–45%; spread across trusts such as RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST and PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST.
| Attribute |
The Featherstone Academy
WF7 5AJ
|
The King's School
WF8 4JF
|
|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy sponsor led | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Pontefract West Yorkshire WF7 5AJ |
Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4JF |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 6 Mar 2017 | 2 27 Nov 2022 |
| Ofsted report | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 550 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,050 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 25–30% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 600 | 1050 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Website | www.featherstone.academy | kings.patrust.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01977698000 | 01977601701 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7 5AJ - Ofsted
- 2 6 Mar 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 550 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- RESILIENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.featherstone.academy
- Telephone
- 01977698000
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF8 4JF - Ofsted
- 2 27 Nov 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,050 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 25–30% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- PONTEFRACT ACADEMIES TRUST
- Website
- kings.patrust.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01977601701
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