Westlands Academy
Eltham Crescent, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9RA
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Stephen Thomas
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 87
- URN
- 141385
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Telephone
- 01642883030
About this school
Westlands Academy is a special academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 87 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westlands 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.40 -3.05 to -1.74 | -1.90 -2.62 to -1.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 5% | 5.9% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 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 Westlands 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 37.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 26.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 30.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
| 2024/25 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 81.93%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 30.42%
- Persistent absence
- 60.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Discovery Special Academy2.0 miles
Free Schools · Middlesbrough
-
Hartwell School2.1 miles
Special schools
-
Teesside High School2.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Beverley School2.3 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
-
Fulcrum Education2.4 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
- Abbey Hill Academy Academies
- Bishopton PRU Academies
- Green Gates Academy Academies
- King Edwin School Special schools
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Barley Fields Primary Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Westlands Academy teach?
- Westlands Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the principal of Westlands Academy?
- The principal of Westlands Academy is Mr Stephen Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westlands Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westlands 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 Westlands Academy?
- Westlands Academy has 87 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Westlands Academy full?
- Westlands Academy has capacity for 85 pupils and 87 on roll (102%), 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 Westlands Academy a faith school?
- No. Westlands Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Westlands Academy part of an academy trust?
- Westlands Academy is part of HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Westlands Academy have?
- The schools register lists Westlands Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westlands Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.4 in 2022/23 and 6.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Westlands Academy's absence rate?
- Westlands Academy's overall absence rate is 30.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westlands Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westlands 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.