My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
40%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
1%Westlands School
Academy converter — Secondary
ME10 1PF / 11–18 / None
40.6
Attainment 8
75%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 40.6
- Progress 8
- -0.38
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 35.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 29.54
- Achieving AAB+
- 14.3%
75% of parents would recommend this school
270 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
32%Agree
43%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
45%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
14%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
7%Not applicable
49%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
39%Agree
50%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
36%Agree
26%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
1%Not applicable
10%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
39%No
61%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 105 parents
Strongly agree
28%Agree
27%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
24%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
31%Agree
44%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
35%Agree
39%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
34%Agree
50%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
51%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
45%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
9%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
29%Agree
36%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
10%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
75%No
25%19.4% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
19.4%
SEN support
7.1%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 0%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
90.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 90.6%
38% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 84%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 38%
- Entered top-third university
- 4%
- Achieved a degree
- 51%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 14.2:1
- Overall absence
- 8.88%
- Persistent absence
- 25.31%
- English as additional language
- 5.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.1%
- White
- 89.6%
- Mixed
- 3.5%
- Asian
- 0.9%
- Black
- 1.9%
- Other
- 0.6%
White British83.2%
Other White4.2%
Gypsy / Roma2%
Irish0.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed1.6%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
White & Black African0.6%
White & Asian0.5%
Indian0.4%
Other Asian0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean0.8%
African0.6%
Other Black0.5%