Westfield Infant School

Westfield Infant School has been judged as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a nurturing and supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. High aspirations guide the school's operations, and it offers a broad and ambitious curriculum that effectively prepares pupils for their educational journey. Strong community ties and good parental feedback reflect the school's positive atmosphere and commitment to student success. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that learning is adapted swiftly for all pupils to deepen their understanding.

Strengths

• Welcoming and caring school environment
• High aspirations for all pupils with a focus on lifelong learning
• Effective reading programme leading to fluent readers
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Positive behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Comprehensive curriculum with enriching extracurricular opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Learning not always adapted quickly enough to deepen understanding for some pupils
• A few foundation subjects are in early stages of implementation, affecting opportunity for deeper knowledge retention

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 Westfield Infant School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% 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 Westfield Infant 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 Westfield Infant School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 12.7% of pupils at Westfield Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.7% 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 Westfield Infant School received £6,657 and spent £6,838 for each of its 164 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £160,000 (-£977 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Learners' Trust, income was £8,896 and spending £8,606 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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All schools in Chesterfield · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Westfield Infant School is part of Learners' Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Old Hall Junior School Chesterfield
• Ashgate Croft School Chesterfield
• Holme Hall Primary School Chesterfield
• Walton Holymoorside Primary School Chesterfield
• Mary Swanwick Primary School Chesterfield
• Brimington Junior School Chesterfield
• Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Chesterfield
• New Whittington Community Primary School Chesterfield
• Eckington Junior School Sheffield
• Ridgeway Primary School Sheffield

What is Westfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westfield Infant School is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Westfield Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westfield Infant School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Westfield Infant School have?

Westfield Infant School has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westfield Infant School cover?

Westfield Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Westfield Infant School?

Westfield Infant School is at Vincent Crescent, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NW.