Westfield School
Ryeland's Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicki Gilbert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 74
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 117055
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01568613147
About this school
Westfield School is a community special school in Leominster. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westfield School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 25 October 2023, 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 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Westfield 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.48%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 39.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Hereford School0.2 miles
Special schools
-
Lucton School4.9 miles
Independent schools · Leominster
-
St Michael Abbey School6.9 miles
Independent schools · Tenbury Wells
-
Moor Park School7.8 miles
Independent schools · Ludlow
-
Overton School8.1 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Leominster
- Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsland CofE School Primary
- Leominster Primary School Primary
- Luston Primary School Primary
- Pembridge CofE Primary School Primary
- Shobdon Primary School Primary
- Stoke Prior Primary School Primary
- Wigmore Primary School Primary
- Earl Mortimer College Secondary
- Wigmore School Secondary
- Lucton School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Westfield School teach?
- Westfield School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Leominster.
- Who is the headteacher of Westfield School?
- The headteacher of Westfield School is Ms Nicki Gilbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westfield 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 many pupils are at Westfield School?
- Westfield School has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Westfield School full?
- Westfield School has capacity for 74 pupils and 74 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 Westfield School a faith school?
- No. Westfield School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Westfield School have?
- The schools register lists Westfield School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Westfield School's absence rate?
- Westfield School's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westfield 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 30 June 2026.