Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled school in Pontefract, Wakefield.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 314 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 410 |
| Free school meals | 46.50% |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Address | George Street, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5BG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stthomasfeatherstone.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01977706063 |
| URN | 108249 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 March 2024, published 17 April 2024:
| 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 |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Featherstone Purston Infant School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Ark Larks Hill Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (primary school, about 3.3 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wakefield
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