Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Catchment Area
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is an academy converter primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 229 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
3-11
Age range
229
Pupils
210
Capacity
109%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2016
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy?
The catchment area for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is the geographic zone Wakefield uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is managed by Wakefield and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Wakefield catchment area documents →Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy: at or above its 210 place limit
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy has a published admission number of 210 places. 229 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 109%. The school is at or above its published limit of 210 places. Wakefield allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 16.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Pontefract.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Wakefield publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Wakefield Council school admissions (official) →
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy: School Information
- Full address
- North Close, Pontefract, WF7 6BQ
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 143960
Other Primary Schools in Pontefract
If Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Pontefract are the next closest alternatives.
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 6DJ
Featherstone Purston Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 5HF
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · WF7 6LW
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · WF7 5BG
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · WF8 3JY
Upton Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WF9 1JS
Other Church of England Schools in Wakefield
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Wakefield. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Ossett
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Wakefield
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Pontefract
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Wakefield
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
What is the catchment area for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy? ▾
The catchment area for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is the geographic zone Wakefield uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy currently has 229 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 210 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy? ▾
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy cover? ▾
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield, serving pupils aged 3-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy? ▾
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in 2016. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.