My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
3%Agree
24%Disagree
32%Strongly disagree
40%Don't know
1%The Westgate School
Academy converter — Secondary
SL1 5AH / 11–18 / None
40.6
Attainment 8
17%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 40.6
- Progress 8
- 0.12
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 34.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 28.08
- Achieving AAB+
- 2.6%
17% of parents would recommend this school
167 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
4%Agree
35%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
31%Don't know
4%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
7%Agree
25%Disagree
35%Strongly disagree
25%Don't know
8%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
4%Agree
10%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
25%Don't know
4%Not applicable
43%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
5%Agree
29%Disagree
41%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
5%Agree
14%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
46%Don't know
1%Not applicable
7%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
38%No
62%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 63 parents
Strongly agree
2%Agree
16%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
57%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
10%Agree
37%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
11%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
5%Agree
31%Disagree
33%Strongly disagree
25%Don't know
6%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
6%Agree
29%Disagree
35%Strongly disagree
28%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
8%Agree
64%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
4%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
9%Agree
63%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
10%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
3%Agree
15%Disagree
41%Strongly disagree
32%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
17%No
83%11.4% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
11.4%
SEN support
3%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.2%
75.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 75.9%
78% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 78%
- Entered top-third university
- 7%
- Achieved a degree
- 75%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 11.1:1
- Overall absence
- 9.42%
- Persistent absence
- 29.73%
- English as additional language
- 29.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 90.5%
- White
- 33.1%
- Mixed
- 16.4%
- Asian
- 38.2%
- Black
- 4.4%
- Other
- 4.9%
White British19.9%
Other White13%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Other Mixed10.1%
White & Black Caribbean2.5%
White & Asian2.5%
White & Black African1.3%
Pakistani20.3%
Indian14.8%
Other Asian2.3%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean2.5%
African1.3%
Other Black0.6%