Westfield School
Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield, S20 1HQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gaynor Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Chorus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,350
- Pupils on roll
- 1,366
- URN
- 145562
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142485221
About this school
Westfield School is a secondary academy in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,366 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westfield School, 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 223 | 249 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 43.9 | 41.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 -0.52 to -0.15 | -0.21 -0.39 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 47% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 67.1% | 57.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 46.2% | 46% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
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 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 | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 40.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 39.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,245 |
| 2023/24 | 1,312 |
| 2024/25 | 1,327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westfield School compares
Westfield School ranked 15th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.5 | 11.2% | 27.7% | 1,366 | — |
| Aston Academy | 44.2 | 9% | 21.6% | 1,366 | 2.3 miles |
| Eckington School | 40.6 | 10% | 32.5% | 1,124 | 2.5 miles |
| Handsworth Grange Community Sports College | 36.6 | 10.9% | 34.3% | 989 | 2.5 miles |
| The Birley Academy | 37.2 | 11.6% | 36.5% | 1,061 | 2.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy City | 40.4 | 12.3% | 43.3% | 1,138 | 2.6 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
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 19 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.73%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 11.16%
- Persistent absence
- 30.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aston Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Eckington School2.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College2.5 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
The Birley Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
-
Outwood Academy City2.6 miles
Secondary · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
Westfield School ranks 19th of the 34 ranked secondary schools in Sheffield.
- All Saints' Catholic High School Secondary
- Aston Academy Secondary
- Bradfield Secondary School Secondary
- Chaucer School Secondary
- Dinnington High School Secondary
- E-Act Parkwood Academy Secondary
- Ecclesfield School Secondary
- Eckington School Secondary
- Fir Vale Academy Secondary
- Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College Secondary
- High Storrs School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Westfield School teach?
- Westfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of Westfield School?
- The headteacher of Westfield School is Mrs Gaynor Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westfield 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 many pupils are at Westfield School?
- Westfield School has 1,366 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Westfield School full?
- Westfield School has capacity for 1,350 pupils and 1,366 on roll (101%), 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 Westfield School a faith school?
- No. Westfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Westfield School a selective school?
- No. Westfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Westfield School part of an academy trust?
- Westfield School is part of CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 41.5 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 School compare with other schools in Sheffield?
- Westfield School ranked 15th of 29 secondary schools in Sheffield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% 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 School's absence rate?
- Westfield School's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westfield 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 10 July 2026.