Westfield Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wigan
Unique reference
134742
Address
Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, WN5 9XN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
474 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
23.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.1%
Other White 9.7%
Mixed 3.9%
African 3%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 2.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Westfield Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
60
32
28
Reception, Full-time
59
26
33
Year 1
60
26
34
Year 2
56
24
32
Year 3
60
34
26
Year 4
59
34
25
Year 5
60
34
26
Year 6
60
28
32
Year 2024-2025

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