Westwood College is a secondary school located in Leek. 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 20/04/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westwood Park, Leek, ST13 8NP
Website: https://wwc.ttlt.org.uk/
Telephone: 01538370930
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Taylor
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 142755

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 911
Number of Pupils: 817
Number of Boys: 397
Number of Girls: 420

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -0.09 to 0.29
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 172 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.48
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcroft Academy
Wallbridge Drive , ST13 8JG 		3out of 4 814 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westwood First School
Westwood Road , ST13 8DL 		3out of 4 887 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Cruso Street , ST13 8BW 		3out of 4 1,592 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints CofE First School
Cheadle Road , ST13 5QY 		3out of 4 2,265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Leek First School
East Street , ST13 6LF 		3out of 4 2,853 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westwood College
Westwood Park , ST13 8NP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Leek High School
Springfield Road , ST13 6EU 		3out of 4 3,132 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Westwood Road , ST13 8DN 		2out of 4 769 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Churnet View Middle School
Churnet View , ST13 6PU 		3out of 4 3,126 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Active Wellbeing School
Longsdon Memorial Hall , Leek Road ST9 9QF 		- not rated 1,963 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springfield School
Springfield Road , ST13 6LQ 		3out of 4 2,957 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
Springfield Road , ST13 6EU 		3out of 4 3,132 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horton Lodge Community Special School
Rudyard , ST13 8RB 		3out of 4 3,185 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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