Westmoor Primary School

Westmoor Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, showing a commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive environment for its pupils. Students are enthusiastic learners who feel safe and valued at school, which is reflected in their pride in attendance. The school's curriculum is well-structured, particularly in core subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics, with strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged backgrounds. The commitment to developing students’ vocabulary is commendable, although there are areas for improvement in the application of oracy skills across the curriculum. While the school has made strides in promoting good attendance, it remains an area that requires ongoing attention. The leadership team has been responsive to feedback from staff and has established a positive culture of support and challenge. Overall, the school is well-positioned to build on its strengths and address some of the identified areas for development, ensuring that all pupils can achieve their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud to attend and are enthusiastic learners.
• The curriculum in core subjects is effective and well-structured.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they succeed academically and socially.
• Good focus on developing vocabulary across subjects.
• Positive relationships foster a safe and nurturing environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Limited opportunities for developing oracy skills across the curriculum.
• Pupils do not always have the chance to use ambitious vocabulary in discussions and writing.
• Overall attendance remains low despite improvements.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westmoor Primary School attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Westmoor Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westmoor Primary School had 23.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Westmoor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Westmoor Primary School received £7,890 and spent £7,986 for each of its 381 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £47,000 (£124 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Westmoor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westmoor Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Westmoor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westmoor Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Westmoor Primary School have?

Westmoor Primary School has 394 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westmoor Primary School cover?

Westmoor Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Westmoor Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westmoor Primary School?

Westmoor Primary School is at Church Lane, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4EW.