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Westwood Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school

Westwood Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley PR5 8LS · westwoodprimaryschool.co.uk · 01772 628051

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
44%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lancashire 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
174
83% of 210 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Free school meals
24.1%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 20 (Places 21)20September 2023: 22 (Places 26)22September 2024: 21 (Places 23)21September 2025: 19 (Places 20)19September 2026: 27 (Places 28)27Places 28
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202628271100%
September 2025Sept 202520191100%
September 2024Sept 202423210.9100%
September 2023Sept 202326220.8100%
September 2022Sept 202221201100%

Results

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lancashire it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 61% (England 64%)61%2018/19: 63% (England 65%)63%2022/23: 55% (England 60%)55%2023/24: 76% (England 61%)76%2024/25: 44% (England 62%)44%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼44%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●103105
●103105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Westwood Primary School was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
17 Dec 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Oct 2011Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
39
24% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲98% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲66% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●69% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (33%) with SEND

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