Westwood College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Westwood Park, Leek, ST13 8NP
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 21/05/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
89.6%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
735
Capacity used
Has space81%
911 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Susan Atkinson
- Address
- Westwood Park, Leek, ST13 8NP
- Phone
- 01538370930
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Leek West · Staffordshire Moorlands
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142755
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
735 pupils · 911 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
21 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 607 pupils
Attendance
89.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.90 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.24 | — | — |
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 | 44.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 197 | — |
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 | 33.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 86 | — |
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 | 195 | 15% | 47% | 72% | |
| English Language | 195 | 11% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 194 | 13% | 48% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 166 | 11% | 37% | 55% | |
| Geography | 91 | 27% | 59% | 74% | |
| History | 75 | 27% | 57% | 65% | |
| Business | 59 | 17% | 41% | 59% | |
| Physical Education | 56 | 16% | 39% | 54% | |
| Religious Studies | 50 | 16% | 48% | 56% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 48 | 8% | 38% | 50% | |
| German | 47 | 19% | 77% | 83% | |
| Design & Technology | 45 | 29% | 58% | 67% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 4% | 22% | 52% | |
| History | 21 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Geography | 21 | 5% | 19% | 48% | |
| Sociology | 18 | 6% | 11% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 16 | 0% | 25% | 44% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 0% | 13% | 40% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 14 | 14% | 21% | 57% | |
| Biology | 12 | 0% | 33% | 58% | |
| English Language | 11 | 0% | 0% | 18% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 11% | 78% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 71% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 17% | 50% | 83% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12682: Westwood College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
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 Staffordshire 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.