Westwood College
Westwood Park, Leek, ST13 8NP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Susan Atkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 911
- Pupils on roll
- 735
- URN
- 142755
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538370930
About this school
Westwood College is a secondary academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 735 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westwood College, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 189 | 189 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 44.6 | 44.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 -0.64 to -0.23 | -0.13 -0.34 to +0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 43.4% | 40.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 69.8% | 66% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 39.7% | 49.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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 Westwood College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.3 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.2 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 784 |
| 2024/25 | 770 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westwood College compares
Westwood College ranked 28th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.2 | 10.4% | 15.5% | 735 | — |
| Leek High School | 38.1 | 3.3% | 27.7% | 261 | 1.8 miles |
| Endon High School | 54.2 | 7.4% | 12.7% | 700 | 3.4 miles |
| Biddulph High School | 43.3 | 8.7% | 20.7% | 746 | 4.9 miles |
| Moorside High School | 45.4 | 6.3% | 21.4% | 766 | 5.4 miles |
| The Excel Academy | 37.5 | 10.7% | 34.8% | 1,184 | 5.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.42%
- Persistent absence
- 26.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leek High School1.8 miles
Secondary · Leek
-
Endon High School3.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Biddulph High School4.9 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Moorside High School5.4 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
The Excel Academy5.9 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Leek
- Leek High School Secondary
- All Saints CofE First School Primary
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School Primary
- Blackshaw Moor CofE First School Primary
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School Primary
- St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Primary
- Westwood First School Primary
- Woodcroft Academy Primary
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
Previous head teacher: Mrs Rowena Jukes (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Rowena Jukes to Miss Susan Atkinson recorded 23 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Westwood College teach?
- Westwood College teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leek.
- Who is the head teacher of Westwood College?
- The head teacher of Westwood College is Miss Susan Atkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westwood College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westwood College, 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 Westwood College?
- Westwood College has 735 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Westwood College full?
- Westwood College has capacity for 911 pupils and 735 on roll (81%), 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 Westwood College a faith school?
- No. Westwood College has no designated religious character.
- Is Westwood College a selective school?
- No. Westwood College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Westwood College part of an academy trust?
- Westwood College is part of THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westwood College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.3 in 2022/23 and 44.2 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 College compare with other schools in Staffordshire?
- Westwood College ranked 28th of 56 secondary schools in Staffordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 College's absence rate?
- Westwood College's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westwood College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westwood College'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 23 July 2026.