Westmoor Primary School
Church Lane, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, WF13 4EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs D Kim Lonnergan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 530
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 107613
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924485982
About this school
Westmoor Primary School is a community primary school in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 394 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 87 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Westmoor Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 478 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westmoor Primary School compares
Westmoor Primary School ranked 52nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 8% | 39.7% | 394 | — |
| St John’s CE Primary School | — | — | — | 240 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 68% | 6.5% | 36.1% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy | 32% | 4.9% | 27.7% | 363 | 0.7 miles |
| Boothroyd Primary Academy | 41% | 6.1% | 46.1% | 557 | 0.7 miles |
| Carlton Junior and Infant School | 0% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 223 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.74%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.02%
- Persistent absence
- 28.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John’s CE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Boothroyd Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
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Carlton Junior and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Dewsbury
Other schools in Dewsbury
Westmoor Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dewsbury.
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westmoor Primary School teach?
- Westmoor Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Westmoor Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westmoor Primary School is Mrs D Kim Lonnergan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westmoor Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westmoor Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Westmoor Primary School?
- Westmoor Primary School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westmoor Primary School full?
- Westmoor Primary School has capacity for 530 pupils and 394 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Westmoor Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westmoor Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westmoor Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westmoor Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westmoor Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westmoor Primary School rank locally?
- Westmoor Primary School ranked 52nd of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westmoor Primary School's absence rate?
- Westmoor Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westmoor Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westmoor Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.