| The Featherstone Academy | |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Principal |
| Head: | Diana Townshend[1] |
| Address: | Pontefract Road Purston |
| Location: | Featherstone |
| City: | City of Wakefield |
| Postcode: | WF7 5AJ |
| County: | West Yorkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 53.6742°N -1.3409°W |
| Local Authority: | Wakefield Council |
| Dfeno: | 384/4000 |
| Urn: | 138593 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Website: | http://www.featherstone.academy |
The Featherstone Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Featherstone in the English county of West Yorkshire.[2]
Formerly known as Featherstone High School, it became a specialist Technology College in 2005 and was renamed Featherstone Technology College. In 2012 the school converted to academy status and was renamed the Purston E-ACT Academy. E-ACT were the previous sponsor of the academy, but in 2014 the school changed sponsor to the Rodillian Multi Academy Trust and was renamed the Featherstone Academy. The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust also includes the Rodillian Academy, Southway, BBG Academy and Brayton Academy.[3]