Featherstone Academy
The Avenue, Featherstone, Wolverhampton, WV10 7AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Steatham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenheart Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 250
- URN
- 141278
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902734167
About this school
Featherstone Academy is a primary academy in Wolverhampton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 250 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 32 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 78% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 66% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Featherstone Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Featherstone Academy compares
Featherstone Academy ranked 99th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.4% | 35.4% | 250 | — |
| Havergal CofE (C) Primary School | 59% | 6.6% | 17.4% | 179 | 1.1 miles |
| Berrybrook Primary School | 62% | 8.1% | 61.7% | 214 | 1.6 miles |
| St John's Primary Academy | 70% | 5.4% | 15% | 712 | 1.6 miles |
| Northwood Park Primary School | 33% | 6.7% | 48.2% | 609 | 1.8 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy | 80% | 2.7% | 29.8% | 333 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.44%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
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Havergal CofE (C) Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
Berrybrook Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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St John's Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
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Northwood Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Wolverhampton
Other schools in Wolverhampton
Featherstone Academy ranks 29th of the 67 ranked primary schools in Wolverhampton.
- Albrighton Primary School & Nursery Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Bantock Primary School Primary
- Berrybrook Primary School Primary
- Bhylls Acre Primary School Primary
- Birches First School Primary
- Blakeley Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Hill Primary School Primary
- Bushbury Lane Academy Primary
- Castlecroft Primary School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Featherstone Academy teach?
- Featherstone Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wolverhampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Featherstone Academy?
- The headteacher of Featherstone Academy is Mrs Kate Steatham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Featherstone Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Featherstone Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Featherstone Academy?
- Featherstone Academy has 250 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Featherstone Academy full?
- Featherstone Academy has capacity for 256 pupils and 250 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Featherstone Academy a faith school?
- No. Featherstone Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Featherstone Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Featherstone Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Featherstone Academy?
- Featherstone Academy is part of GREENHEART LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Featherstone Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Featherstone Academy rank locally?
- Featherstone Academy ranked 99th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Featherstone Academy's absence rate?
- Featherstone Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Featherstone Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Featherstone Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.