Westwood College

Academy converter·Secondary school Leek, Staffordshire·ST13 8NP
Composite score
55.2
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#1,866
National rank
#188
In West Midlands
#28
In Staffordshire
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
40%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
66%
% EBacc grade 5+
24%
EBacc average points score
4.04

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Age range
13–18
Pupils on roll
770
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.5%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
2.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.7%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
28.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,769
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
92%
189 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

Westwood College at a glance

Located in Leek, Staffordshire, Westwood College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 770 pupils aged 13 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.2 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

40% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 66% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. After Year 11, 92% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.7%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Westwood College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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