Westfield Academy
Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTFIELD ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Body
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,331
- URN
- 140049
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923231560
About this school
Westfield Academy is a secondary academy in Watford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,331 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westfield Academy, 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
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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 209 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 40.4 | 41.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.11 to +0.58 | -0.03 -0.23 to +0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 24.9% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 53.1% | 54.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 82.3% | 65.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.4 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 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 | 1,319 |
| 2023/24 | 1,341 |
| 2024/25 | 1,335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westfield Academy compares
Westfield Academy ranked 66th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.4 | 10.4% | 27.8% | 1,331 | — |
| Watford Grammar School for Boys | 68.9 | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1,590 | 0.5 miles |
| Croxley Danes School | 51.3 | 8.8% | 15.5% | 1,049 | 0.8 miles |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | 68.2 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 1,427 | 0.9 miles |
| Rickmansworth School | 61.2 | 5.1% | 7.2% | 1,575 | 1.7 miles |
| The Grange Academy | 41.3 | 10.2% | 31.6% | 928 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.84%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- Overall absence
- 10.37%
- Persistent absence
- 31.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watford Grammar School for Boys0.5 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Croxley Danes School0.8 miles
Secondary · Rickmansworth
-
Watford Grammar School for Girls0.9 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Rickmansworth School1.7 miles
Secondary · Rickmansworth
-
The Grange Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Bushey
Other schools in Watford
Westfield Academy ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Watford.
- Future Academies Watford Secondary
- Parmiter's School Secondary
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School Secondary
- Watford Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Watford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Kingswood Nursery School Nursery
- Oxhey Nursery School Nursery
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield School Primary
- Bromet Primary School Primary
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Westfield Academy teach?
- Westfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Westfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Westfield Academy is Mr Tim Body, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westfield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westfield Academy, 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 Academy?
- Westfield Academy has 1,331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Westfield Academy full?
- Westfield Academy has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,331 on roll (83%), 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 Westfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Westfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Westfield Academy a selective school?
- No. Westfield Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Westfield Academy part of an academy trust?
- Westfield Academy is part of WESTFIELD ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 41.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westfield Academy compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Westfield Academy ranked 66th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westfield Academy's absence rate?
- Westfield Academy's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westfield Academy'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 1 July 2026.