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Westfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Westfield Road, Yeovil BA21 3DB · westfieldacademy.co.uk · 01935 423747
On the mapSearch near BA21 3DB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Somerset 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,013
- 99% of 1,020 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 220 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 92% 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 | 208 | 220 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 200 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 219 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 197 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.5, and 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Somerset it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.2 | +7.6 |
| Further education | 69.9 | −7.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 1 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Westfield Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (126 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 126
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (24%) with SEND