Westborough High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 8 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
- 919 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.3%
- Girls
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 50.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
Pakistani 70.2%
White British 11.5%
Mixed 5%
Indian 3.8%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 3%
Other 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.5
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 95 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 170 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 175 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Westborough High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 187
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 106 87 |
| Year 8 | 179 103 76 |
| Year 9 | 187 107 80 |
| Year 10 | 182 99 83 |
| Year 11 | 178 112 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.8% 3.0% |