Westborough High School is a secondary school located in Dewsbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/01/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stockhill Street, Dewsbury

School Information

Address: Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE
Website: www.w-h-s.org.uk
Telephone: 01924469549
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jennifer Napper
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 107775

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 924
Number of Boys: 498
Number of Girls: 426

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.11 Confidence interval -0.09 to 0.3
Of the 181 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 168 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU
4out of 4 690 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Boothroyd Lane , WF13 2LP
3out of 4 209 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Westmoor Primary School
Church Lane , Dewsbury Moor WF13 4EW
3out of 4 505 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dewsbury)
Healds Road , WF13 4HY
2out of 4 947 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Paulinus Catholic Primary School
Temple Road , WF13 3QE
3out of 4 989 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Boothroyd Primary Academy
Temple Road , WF13 3QE
3out of 4 989 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL
1out of 4 291 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW
3out of 4 2,326 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH
4out of 4 2,349 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury Gospel Church , West Park Street WF13 4LA
- not rated 706 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School
Drill Hall House , Bath Street WF13 2JR
- not rated 871 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethos College
Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS
4out of 4 912 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Institute of Islamic Education
South Street , Savile Town WF12 9NG
- not rated 1,642 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX
- not rated 1,711 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.