Westfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 05/11/2024
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.6%
31.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,331
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
115 of 129 families who put it first got an offer
229
Places offered
500
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 129 | 115 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 42 | ● 43% |
| 3rd preference | 106 | 29 | ● 27% |
| 4th preference | 168 | 43 | ● 26% |
| Total | 500 | 229 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 7 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tim Body
- Address
- Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
- Phone
- 01923231560
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Holywell · Watford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140049
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 44% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WESTFIELD ACADEMY
1,331 pupils · 1,600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,212 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.91 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 65.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 195 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.6 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 40 | — |
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 | 183 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Language | 183 | 11% | 44% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 183 | 25% | 56% | 69% | |
| Combined Science | 161 | 12% | 35% | 55% | |
| History | 106 | 19% | 41% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 73 | 14% | 33% | 42% | |
| Geography | 69 | 13% | 42% | 52% | |
| Social Studies | 63 | 17% | 41% | 51% | |
| Business | 61 | 5% | 31% | 51% | |
| French | 59 | 12% | 39% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 19% | 35% | 63% | |
| Computer Science | 36 | 17% | 31% | 44% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 16 | 0% | 13% | 19% | |
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 8% | 58% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| History | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 9 | 11% | 33% | 56% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Mathematics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Economics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Religious Studies | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11190: Westfield Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Hertfordshire 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.