Westfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Somerset
Westfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 3DB
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.3%
19.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,013
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
188 of 200 families who put it first got an offer
201
Places offered
390
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 200 | 188 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 149 | 12 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 41 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 390 | 201 | 52% |
1st preference success by year
Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Dallimore
- Address
- Westfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 3DB
- Phone
- 01935423747
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Yeovil West · Yeovil
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137203
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 28% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WESTFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
1,013 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,055 pupils
Attendance
92.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 58% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 15% | 49% | 70% | |
| English Language | 199 | 11% | 44% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 192 | 8% | 47% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 0% | 13% | 46% | |
| History | 117 | 14% | 36% | 53% | |
| Geography | 96 | 17% | 35% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 76 | 18% | 61% | 75% | |
| Biology | 67 | 13% | 64% | 93% | |
| Physics | 67 | 15% | 69% | 85% | |
| Chemistry | 67 | 13% | 58% | 85% | |
| Design & Technology | 60 | 8% | 32% | 48% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 55 | 13% | 56% | 75% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.