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The Weston Road Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Blackheath Lane, Stafford ST18 0YG · westonroad.staffs.sch.uk · 01785 413600

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.7
average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
Last distance offered
2.73 mi
4.39 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Staffordshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
978
96% of 1,017 places
Local authority
Staffordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.2%
First language not English
4.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Weston Road Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.73 mi (4.39 km) from the school. Source: Staffordshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 193 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 202 (Places 199)202September 2023: 162 (Places 179)162September 2024: 180 (Places 197)180September 2025: 191 (Places 191)191September 2026: 185 (Places 193)185Places 193
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026193185197%
September 2025Sept 2025191191192%
September 2024Sept 20241971800.999%
September 2023Sept 20231791620.9100%
September 2022Sept 20221992021▲95%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20262.73 mi4.39 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 46.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (38.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.3 (England 46.3)47.32017/18: 47.8 (England 46.5)47.82018/19: 49.8 (England 46.7)49.82021/22: 52.0 (England 48.8)52.02022/23: 44.2 (England 46.3)44.22023/24: 46.0 (England 45.9)46.02024/25: 44.7 (England 46.0)44.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.746.0
●46.1%45.4%
●66.1%64.8%
▼21.7%40.5%
▼3.854.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form28−0.5
Further education60.9+1.6
Apprenticeship4.3+0.8
Employment0.6−1.7
Not in a lasting destination3.7+0.2
Activity not captured2.5+0.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 27.9 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 30.9 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 32.6 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 34.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 37.8 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 34.8 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 37.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.1 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
33 studentsB- (38.1)Above average +0.32
33 studentsB- (38.1)Above average +0.32
14.8%AAB or better
87.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2445B- (37.5)+0.09
2022/2340C+ (34.8)—
2021/2242B- (37.8)—
2018/1933C+ (34.3)-0.13
2017/1848C+ (32.6)-0.06
2016/1756C (30.9)+0.03
2015/1661C- (27.9)-0.07

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University52.3−16.7
Apprenticeship4.5−5
Employment27.3+8.3
Not in a lasting destination9.1+6.7
Activity not captured6.8—

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Weston Road Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 Mar 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Feb 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
78%
Replies
109
11% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼76% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼63% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼64% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼60% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 46% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼63% agreeEngland 67%

based on 19 parents (17%) with SEND

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