Westfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 137203
- Address
- Stiby Road, BA21 3EP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1037 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.0%
White British 85.2%
Other White 7%
Mixed 3%
Indian 2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.5%
African 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 35 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 13 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 59 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Westfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 161
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 89 121 |
| Year 8 | 204 97 107 |
| Year 9 | 212 102 110 |
| Year 10 | 213 102 111 |
| Year 11 | 198 95 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 81.0% 65.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 16.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |