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Westborough High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury WF13 2JE · w-h-s.org.uk · 01924 469549
On the mapSearch near WF13 2JE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 900
- At capacity · 900 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 41.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 132 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 145 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 198 | 161 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 160 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 197 | 173 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.6, and 36% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.7 | −5.6 |
| Sixth form college | 18.7 | +1.4 |
| Further education | 45.5 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +3.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Westborough High School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 13
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (8%) whose child was bullied
based on 3 parents (23%) with SEND