Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The Dewsbury Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Jennifer Cass
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 900
- URN
- 107775
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924469549
About this school
Westborough High School is a foundation secondary school in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 900 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 June 2022, 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 187 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.4 | 42.4 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 0.00 to +0.44 | +0.17 -0.03 to +0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 34.8% | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 58.8% | 59.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 33.2% | 28% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Westborough High 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 | 43.4 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 930 |
| 2023/24 | 927 |
| 2024/25 | 919 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westborough High School compares
Westborough High School ranked 20th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 9.9% | 46.7% | 900 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 34.8 | 12% | 43.5% | 992 | 0.2 miles |
| Manor Croft Academy | 47.8 | 10.9% | 38.7% | 1,032 | 1.3 miles |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 80.2 | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1,522 | 1.3 miles |
| Castle Hall Academy | 46.9 | 9% | 36.7% | 863 | 1.9 miles |
| Upper Batley High School | 44.1 | 8.8% | 28.3% | 784 | 1.9 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)
- 46.68%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.89%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Manor Croft Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Heckmondwike Grammar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Heckmondwike
-
Castle Hall Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Mirfield
-
Upper Batley High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Batley
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Manor Croft Academy Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Secondary
- Flatts Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Westborough High School teach?
- Westborough High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Westborough High School?
- The headteacher of Westborough High School is Miss Jennifer Cass, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westborough High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westborough High 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 Westborough High School?
- Westborough High School has 900 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Westborough High School full?
- Westborough High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 900 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Westborough High School a faith school?
- No. Westborough High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Westborough High School a selective school?
- No. Westborough High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Westborough High School?
- Westborough High School is part of The Dewsbury Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westborough High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.4 in 2022/23 and 42.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westborough High School rank locally?
- Westborough High School ranked 20th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westborough High School's absence rate?
- Westborough High School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westborough High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westborough High 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.