Westwood College
About the school
Westwood College is an open secondary school in Staffordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 May 2024
- Published
- 24 June 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.2
- Staffordshire
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Staffordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.10%
- Staffordshire
- 39.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 66.00%
- Staffordshire
- 61.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 49.20%
- Staffordshire
- 33.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.04
- Staffordshire
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 33.29
AAB or better
- School
- 12.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
770
Girls
47.01%
Boys
52.99%
SEN support
9.22%
Education, health and care plan
2.86%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.49%
Overall absence
10.42
Persistent absence
26.03
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
189
Sustained education or employment
92%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
112
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
38%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
35%