Westwood Academy

About Westwood Academy

Westwood Academy sits within the Essex local authority, a primary school in Castle Point that serves 249 pupils aged 2 to 11. It is one of 33 state primary schools in the county rated Outstanding by Ofsted, though its ranking among the 444 same-type schools in Essex places it at 253rd. The top-performing peers in the local area include Stambridge Primary School, St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester, and Great Totham Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. Westwood's own ranking score of 57 puts it in the bottom half nationally, but that single measure doesn't tell the full story. The school is oversubscribed by a considerable margin — for the 2025/26 intake, it received 119 applications for just 30 places, with 50 first-preference applications and 30 offers made. That level of demand suggests strong local reputation, and the school's nursery provision means children can join from age 2, feeding into the main school.

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