Westfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 145562
- Address
- Eckington Road, Sothall, S20 1HQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1312 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 89.3%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other White 2%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 248 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 245 |
Admissions
Westfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 77
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 39
Offers
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 139 154 |
| Year 8 | 267 135 132 |
| Year 9 | 267 139 128 |
| Year 10 | 236 126 110 |
| Year 11 | 249 126 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 37.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 36.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 8.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |