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The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Academy sponsor led for ages 11–16 in Pontefract. Mixed intake.
The Featherstone Academy is a sponsor-led, non-selective secondary academy in Pontefract, Wakefield, teaching boys and girls aged 11 to 16. Its SEN provision includes speech, language and communication needs and autistic spectrum disorder. Ofsted rated the school Good at its last full inspection (2017).
The school says it teaches the personal values of responsibility, aspiration and pride, and is part of Resilience Multi Academy Trust. It describes a focus on resilience, growth mindset and positive discipline, with a differentiated curriculum and recognition of individual success.
Ages 11–16 · Secondary
524 pupils · On roll
Academy sponsor led · Mixed