Westwoodside Church of England Academy

Westwoodside Church of England Academy has been recognized for its warm environment where pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe. Although there are strong relationships between staff and students, and pupils contribute positively to their community, the school is facing challenges in maintaining the academic standards achieved in the past. The report indicates that there are significant gaps in pupils' learning, particularly in the areas of curriculum structure and assessment, which have impacted their understanding and academic performance. The school’s leadership is aware of the need for improvement and has started to take steps, but these efforts have not yet fully met the ambitious goals they have set for their pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy their time at school and have positive relationships with staff.
• The school environment promotes safety and mental well-being.
• Pupils engage in community support activities, such as fundraising for charities.

Areas for Improvement

• Important knowledge in the curriculum is not clearly identified, affecting learning progression.
• The school does not effectively check how well pupils are learning, leading to misconceptions.
• Some pupils with SEND do not receive adequate support tailored to their needs.

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 Westwoodside Church of England Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Westwoodside Church of England Academy 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 Westwoodside Church of England Academy had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.0% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Westwoodside Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 2024–25 Westwoodside Church of England Academy received £6,975 and spent £6,910 for each of its 139 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £32,000 (£231 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of St Lawrence Academies Trust Ltd, income was £7,771 and spending £7,618 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Westwoodside Church of England Academy is part of St Lawrence Academies Trust Ltd, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• The St Lawrence Academy Scunthorpe
• Signhills Infant Academy Cleethorpes
• The Humberston Church of England Primary School Grimsby

What is Westwoodside Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westwoodside Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Westwoodside Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Westwoodside Church of England Academy was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Westwoodside Church of England Academy have?

Westwoodside Church of England Academy has 108 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westwoodside Church of England Academy cover?

Westwoodside Church of England Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Westwoodside Church of England Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westwoodside Church of England Academy?

Westwoodside Church of England Academy is at Nethergate, Westwoodside, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN9 2DR.