Westborough High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Unique reference
- 107775
- Address
- Stockhill Street, WF13 2JE
- Website
- www.w-h-s.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 927 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.7%
- Girls
- 43.3%
- First language not English
- 52.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
Pakistani 69%
White British 13.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 4.2%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
African 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 48 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 170 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 69 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
Admissions
Westborough High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 145
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 107 80 |
| Year 8 | 191 109 82 |
| Year 9 | 180 97 83 |
| Year 10 | 180 114 66 |
| Year 11 | 189 99 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |