Westfield Academy is a secondary school located in Yeovil. 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 12/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stiby Road, Yeovil, BA21 3EP
Website: http://www.westfieldacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01935423747
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Dallimore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137203

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1020
Number of Pupils: 992
Number of Boys: 488
Number of Girls: 504

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.55 Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.35
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 146 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.97
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands Primary School
Preston Grove , BA20 2DU 		3out of 4 1,035 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Preston CofE Primary School
The Toose , Abbey Manor Park BA21 3SN 		4out of 4 1,162 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Huish Primary School
Carisbrooke Gardens , BA20 1AY 		4out of 4 1,215 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milford Infants' School
Glenthorne Avenue , BA21 4PG 		3out of 4 1,457 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Milford Junior School
Glenthorne Avenue , BA21 4PG 		3out of 4 1,535 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston School Academy
Monks Dale , BA21 3JD 		2out of 4 740 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Buckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road , BA21 4NH 		- not rated 2,230 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yeovil College
Mudford Road , BA21 4DR 		- not rated 1,077 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street , BA21 4EN 		3out of 4 2,021 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fairmead School
Mudford Road , BA21 4NZ 		3out of 4 2,320 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Lufton College
Lufton , BA22 8ST 		- not rated 2,620 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road , BA21 5AZ 		4out of 4 2,835 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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