St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

School Name: St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Address: Cutsyke Road, Featherstone
Town/City: Pontefract
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF7 6BD
Telephone Number: 01977 691000
Website: http://www.st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Sponsor: Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust

Headteacher: Dr Philip Dore
Capacity: 1800
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1470 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 82% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 23.8%

• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 138951
DfE Number: 384/4604
UKPRN: 10039408
UPRN: 63028777
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Normanton and Hemsworth (E14001383)
Electoral Ward: Featherstone (E05001449)
Diocese: RC10(Diocese of Leeds (rc))

Easting & Northing: 442289E, 422383N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 41' 48.55" N 1° 21' 39.07" W
Plus Code: 9C5WMJWQ+PM

DfE Record: View record

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2. Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (1.4km)
3. New College Pontefract (2.3km)
4. Ackton Pastures Primary Academy (2.3km)
5. Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (2.3km)
6. Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School (2.4km)
7. Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy (2.5km)
8. The Featherstone Academy (2.6km)
9. Featherstone Purston Infant School (2.6km)
10. Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (2.7km)

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