Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Governors consistently challenge the school and hold senior leaders to account.

They know the school very well. Pupils behave well and show care and consideration towards others. They say they feel safe in school and that school keeps them safe.

Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is strong. Pupils' personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. Pupils are polite and courteous to each other and to adults and have positive attitudes to learning.

Outcomes for pupils are now good. Current pupils' progress is consistently good and improving across all year groups in school. The quality of teaching has imp...roved.

It is now typically good and sometimes even better. Children in the early years foundation stage develop skills that allow them to play and learn happily together. They are well prepared for when they start in Year 1.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : While outcomes for pupils are good, occasionally the most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged to enable them to achieve their highest potential. Sometimes, pupils do not always read, understand or act on the feedback given by teachers on how to improve. Attendance has improved during this academic year.

However, there are a small number of pupils who do not attend regularly. Teaching does not always ensure that enough pupils across all year groups and subjects exceed expected progress.

Information about this school

The school is slightly smaller than the average-sized junior, infant and nursery school.

The vast majority of pupils who attend are of White British heritage. There is a below-average proportion of pupils from minority ethnic heritages. Very few pupils speak English as an additional language.

The proportion of disadvantaged pupils for whom the pupil premium provides support is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and disability receiving support is above the national average. The proportion of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is just above the national average.

The school provides a breakfast club each day for its pupils. The school meets the government's floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school meets the requirements on the publication of specified information on its website.