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Westfield Primary Community School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Askham Lane, Acomb, York YO24 3HP · westfieldprimary.co.uk · 01904 555295
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 41%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. York 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · York Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 498
- 83% of 602 places
- Local authority
- York
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 37.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: York Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 68 | 66 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 72 | 58 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 41% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across York it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼41% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Westfield Primary Community School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 26
- 5% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied