Westborough High School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Stockhill Street
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 2JE
Phone 01924469549
Reference Number 107775

General Makeup

Number of pupils 927
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.74%
Girls: 43.26%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 44.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 52.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 107 80 187
8 109 82 191
9 97 83 180
10 114 66 180
11 99 90 189

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 69%
White, British 13.1%
Indian 4.2%
White, Other 3.5%
White & Asian 3.3%
Asian, Other 3.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
African 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-21
Date Description Report
2022-06-08 School inspection School inspection
2017-06-06 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-01-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-12-14 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-03-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-02-21 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-06-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-01-15 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 50.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 145 19
Third Preference 122 15
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Boothroyd Lane, St John's C E Primary School, Boothroyd Lane, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2LP
0.12 miles
Westmoor Primary School
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0.29 miles
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green, Dewsbury, WF13 2SU
0.39 miles
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School
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0.5 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Healds Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4HY
0.54 miles
Boothroyd Primary Academy
Temple Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3QE
0.56 miles
St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy
Temple Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3QE
0.56 miles
Carlton Junior and Infant School
Upper Road, Batley Carr, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2DQ
0.64 miles
Eastborough Academy
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0.91 miles
Warwick Road Primary School
Warwick Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 6BS
0.96 miles
Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LY
1.01 miles
Purlwell Infant and Nursery School
Purlwell Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7PE
1.01 miles
Hyrstmount Junior School
Highcliffe Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7NS
1.02 miles
Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Staincliffe Hall Road, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7QX
1.02 miles
Manorfield Infant and Nursery School
Manor Way, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 7DQ
1.04 miles
Diamond Wood Community Academy
North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AD
1.2 miles
Pentland Infant and Nursery School
Pentland Road, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9JR
1.2 miles
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Vicarage Road, Thornhill Lees, Headfield Junior School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9PD
1.24 miles
Heckmondwike Primary Academy
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1.24 miles
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Myrtle Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AS
1.27 miles
Name Distance
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LL
0.17 miles
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury Gospel Church, West Park Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4LA
0.4 miles
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LX
0.97 miles
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9AY
1.16 miles
Rida Boys High School
2 Chapel Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9NQ
1.27 miles
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1.32 miles
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street, Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, WF16 0AH
1.34 miles
Brian Jackson College
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1.36 miles
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 9EE
1.36 miles
Cambridge Street School
Cambridge Street, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5QW
1.44 miles
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1.91 miles
Upper Batley High School
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1.93 miles
Fairfield School
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1.98 miles
Batley Grammar School
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2 miles
Spen Valley High School
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2.21 miles
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9EZ
2.28 miles
Hollybank School
Roe Head, Far Common Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 0DQ
2.54 miles
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
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2.62 miles
Batley Girls' High School
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2.66 miles
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9BS
2.71 miles
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