The Westminster School
Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 9AL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Flowers
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- West Bromwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 132233
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215616884
About this school
The Westminster School is a community special school in Rowley Regis. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 306 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- 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 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 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% | 11% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 11% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 108.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 88.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -13.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.00 | - | - |
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 | 29 | 31 | 26 |
| 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 The Westminster 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 | Sandwell average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 272 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.61%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.38%
- Persistent absence
- 31.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Primrose Centre0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Rowley Regis
-
Impact Independent School1.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Coombswood Special School1.2 miles
Special schools · Halesowen
-
Halesbury School1.5 miles
Special schools · Halesowen
-
Al Khair Primary School1.6 miles
Independent schools · West Midlands
Other schools in Rowley Regis
- The Primrose Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Blackheath Primary School Primary
- Brickhouse Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Rowley Hall Primary School Primary
- Springfield Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Westminster School teach?
- The Westminster School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Rowley Regis.
- Who is the headteacher of The Westminster School?
- The headteacher of The Westminster School is Mr Oliver Flowers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Westminster School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Westminster 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 The Westminster School?
- The Westminster School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is The Westminster School a faith school?
- No. The Westminster School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Westminster School have?
- The schools register lists The Westminster School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Westminster 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 The Westminster School's absence rate?
- The Westminster School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Westminster School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Westminster 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.