Westhaven School
Ellesmere Road, Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- W W Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Peacock
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 165
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 109406
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934632171
About this school
Westhaven School is a foundation special school in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 190 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.25 -1.84 to -0.66 | -1.65 -2.23 to -1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 12% | 0% | 4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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 Westhaven 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 | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3 | 38.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.71%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.29%
- Persistent absence
- 26.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Voyage Learning Campus1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Baytree School3.6 miles
Special schools · Weston-super-Mare
-
Sidcot School7.1 miles
Independent schools · Winscombe
-
Sedgemoor Manor School8.0 miles
Special schools · Highbridge
-
Seven Hills9.5 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
- Baytree School Special schools
- Voyage Learning Campus Local authority maintained schools
- Airfield Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcombe Primary School Primary
- Becket Primary School Primary
- Bournville Primary School Primary
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Drakelow Park Flying High Academy Primary
- Herons' Moor Academy Primary
- Hutton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westhaven School teach?
- Westhaven School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Westhaven School?
- The headteacher of Westhaven School is Mr Jamie Peacock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westhaven School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westhaven 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 Westhaven School?
- Westhaven School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Westhaven School full?
- Westhaven School has capacity for 165 pupils and 190 on roll (115%), 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 Westhaven School a faith school?
- No. Westhaven School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Westhaven School?
- Westhaven School is part of W W Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Westhaven School have?
- The schools register lists Westhaven School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westhaven School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Westhaven School's absence rate?
- Westhaven School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westhaven School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westhaven 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.