Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School vs St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Overview
Phase
Primary
Secondary
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Academy converter
Age Range
7–11
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Church of England
Roman Catholic
Admissions
-
Non-selective
Local Authority
Wakefield
Wakefield
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
314
1470
Capacity
410
1800
Occupancy
77%
82%
FSM %
46.5%
23.8%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Requires Improvement
-
Quality of Education
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Personal Development
Requires Improvement
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Last Inspected
Mar 2024
Mar 2026
Performance (2025)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
46.1
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
41.5%
KS2 Reading
57%
-
KS2 Maths
62%
-
KS2 Writing
67%
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
C
Points Per Entry
-
31.1
Best 3 A-Levels
-
C+
AAB+ %
-
11%
Value Added
-
Below average
A-Level Students
-
53
Retention
-
91%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
20%
Degree course
-
55%
Any L4+ destination
-
58%
Apprenticeships
-
2%
Cohort size
-
60
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (44)
Biology (28)
Psychology (28)
Chemistry (26)
Mathematics (24)
History (22)
Psychology (22)
Religious Studies (20)