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Maintained school
Westborough High School
Secondary
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF132JE
019 2446 9549


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
918

Westborough High School is a Maintained school (Foundation school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 900. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 13 Jan 2012.


PUPIL MIX
492 boys and 426 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
13.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
42.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
69.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
17.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
13.3%
EHC PLAN
2%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
40.6
Local Authority
45.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
23%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 39% 37% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.36 3.95 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

13 Jan 2012

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 403
Of which first preference applications 160
Of which second preference applications 130
Of which third preference applications 112
Total offers made 196
Of which first preference offers 151
Of which second preference offers 34
Of which third preference offers 10




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
91%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 85% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 4% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£125,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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