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Westfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield S20 1HQ · westfield.chorustrust.org · 0114 248 5221
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Sheffield 43.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,366
- 16 over 1,350 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 284 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 95% 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 | 270 | 284 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 297 | 285 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 268 | 306 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 267 | 287 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 263 | 288 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.5, and 38.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sheffield it was 43.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.68 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107135)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.5 | +1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 15.3 | +7.4 |
| Further education | 48.6 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.6 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 4 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Westfield School on 20 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 20 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107135), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107135)
Dec 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107135)
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (166 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Positive
- 61%
- Replies
- 166
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 43 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 51 parents (31%) with SEND