Westwood Academy is a primary school located in Benfleet. 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 01/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Beresford Close, Benfleet, SS7 2SU
Website: http://www.westwoodacademy.org
Telephone: 01702559467
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Archer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137030

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 128
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.4
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood Academy
Beresford Close , Hadleigh SS7 2SU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hadleigh Junior School
Church Road , SS7 2DQ 		3out of 4 996 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hadleigh Infant and Nursery School
Bilton Road , Hadleigh SS7 2HQ 		3out of 4 997 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thundersley Primary School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3PT 		3out of 4 1,959 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wyburns Primary School
Nevern Road , SS6 7PE 		3out of 4 2,419 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive , Thundersley SS7 1RQ 		1out of 4 853 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road , Thundersley SS7 2TD 		2out of 4 1,134 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard , SS9 3TG 		3out of 4 2,875 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
USP College
Runnymede Chase , SS7 1TW 		- not rated 1,696 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedar Hall School
Hart Road , Thundersley SS7 3UQ 		3out of 4 1,578 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
St. Michael's School
198 Hadleigh Road , Leigh on Sea SS9 2LP 		- not rated 3,118 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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