Westfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 19 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
- 1327 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 89.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 2.1%
Unclassified 2%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 239 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 236 |
Admissions
Westfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 297
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 285
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 48
Offers
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 148 113 |
| Year 8 | 292 138 154 |
| Year 9 | 267 133 134 |
| Year 10 | 266 138 128 |
| Year 11 | 241 126 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 36.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |