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Westwood College

Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8NPSecondaryAges 13–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2024
Progress 8
No data
Applications / places
N/A
No data
Ranking
#1,857
of 3,141 nationally

About Westwood College

Westwood College is a state-funded secondary school in Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, for pupils aged 13 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 735 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 911.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (21 May 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 44.2 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C- for 2023/24.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range13 to 18 years
GenderMixed
AddressWestwood Park, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8NP
HeadteacherMiss Susan Atkinson
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Number of Pupils735
Free School Meals (FSM)13.6%
School Capacity735 / 911 (81% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Sixth Form Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 24 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:10

Source: wwc.ttlt.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Westwood College has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.