Westfield Community School

WiganCommunity school

Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN

Headteacher: Mrs Sharon BakerSchool website ↗Pupils: 474 (capacity: 486)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected December 2024
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
46%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected December 2024
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 December 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
46.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 60%·Writing 49%·Maths 56%All three 46%
Reading
Expected60%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected49%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected56%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
62
How many got their first choice?
57of 62 (91.9%)
How many applied in total?
111

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
82.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
28.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
236 girls, 238 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 53% (2017/18), currently 46%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1647.0%3.0%-0.9+1.4+1.1
2016/1752.0%5.0%+2.0+1.1+1.0
2017/1853.0%5.0%-0.8-0.6-1.4
2018/1950.0%2.0%-2.1-1.1-0.8
2022/2339.0%2.0%+0.5-0.2-1.4
2023/2450.0%2.0%---
2024/2546.0%4.0%---