Westfield Arts College is a school located in Weymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Littlemoor Road, Weymouth

School Information

Address: Littlemoor Road, Weymouth, DT3 6AA
Website: http://www.westfield.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01305833518
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sean Kretz
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113960

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 58

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.8 Confidence interval -10.4 to -5.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -7.7 Confidence interval -10.1 to -5.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -8.8 Confidence interval -11.1 to -6.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Littlemoor Road , Preston DT3 6AA 		2out of 4 262 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way , Littlemoor DT3 6AW 		3out of 4 759 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey
Broadwey , DT3 5DQ 		4out of 4 2,314 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Coombe Avenue , DT4 7TP 		3out of 4 2,619 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Radipole Primary School
Radipole Lane , DT3 5HS 		3out of 4 3,007 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wey Valley Academy
436 Dorchester Road , DT3 5AN 		1out of 4 2,407 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weymouth College
Cranford Avenue , DT4 7LQ 		- not rated 3,003 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Arts College
Littlemoor Road , Preston DT3 6AA 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Wyvern Academy
Dorchester Road , DT3 5AL 		3out of 4 2,587 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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