Westwood Academy
Middleton Road, Oldham, Oldham, OL9 6BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE HARMONY TRUST LTD
- Principal
- Ms Sarah Wimperis
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Harmony Trust
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 141401
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616274257
About this school
Westwood Academy is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 242 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- 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 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 70% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 81% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Westwood 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 | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westwood Academy compares
Westwood Academy ranked 12th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6% | 48.3% | 242 | — |
| Richmond Academy | 58% | 7.4% | 48.8% | 389 | 0.2 miles |
| Northmoor Academy | 53% | 7% | 49.5% | 346 | 0.3 miles |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | 5.2% | 41.6% | 166 | 0.4 miles |
| St Hilda's CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.8% | 39% | 377 | 0.5 miles |
| Burnley Brow Community School | 68% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 473 | 0.6 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
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report8 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.31%
- English as an additional language
- 78.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.03%
- Persistent absence
- 17.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richmond Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Northmoor Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Hilda's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Burnley Brow Community School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Westwood Academy ranks 11th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westwood Academy teach?
- Westwood Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the principal of Westwood Academy?
- The principal of Westwood Academy is Ms Sarah Wimperis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westwood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westwood 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 big is Westwood Academy?
- Westwood Academy has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westwood Academy full?
- Westwood Academy has capacity for 245 pupils and 242 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Westwood Academy a faith school?
- No. Westwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Westwood Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westwood Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Westwood Academy?
- Westwood Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westwood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westwood Academy rank locally?
- Westwood Academy ranked 12th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westwood Academy's absence rate?
- Westwood Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westwood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westwood 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.