Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

School Name: Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Address: George Street, Featherstone
Town/City: Pontefract
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF7 5BG
Telephone Number: 01977 706063
Website: www.stthomasfeatherstone.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Headteacher: Mr Mathew Brown
Capacity: 410
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 314 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 77% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 46.5%

URN: 108249
DfE Number: 384/3018
UKPRN: 10071361
UPRN: 63163445
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Normanton and Hemsworth (E14001383)
Electoral Ward: Featherstone (E05001449)
Diocese: CE43(Diocese of Leeds (ce))

Easting & Northing: 442402E, 420048N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 40' 32.97" N 1° 21' 34.05" W
Plus Code: 9C5WMJGR+86

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1. Featherstone Purston Infant School (0.4km)
2. Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (0.4km)
3. The Featherstone Academy (1.2km)
4. Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (1.3km)
5. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (2.1km)
6. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy (2.3km)
7. Larks Hill Junior and Infant School (2.7km)
8. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (2.7km)
9. The King's School (3.0km)
10. New College Pontefract (3.0km)

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