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Westside School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Alternative provision free school
8-30 Galena Road, London W6 0LT · westsideschool.org.uk · 020 7504 0512
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Pupils
- 6
- 10% of 60 places
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Free school meals
- 66.7%
- First language not English
- 33.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 44.4 | +15.8 |
| Other education | 11.1 | — |
| Activity not captured | 44.4 | +15.8 |
Ofsted
Westside School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 20
- 100% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (65%) whose child was bullied
based on 20 parents (100%) with SEND