Westwood First School
Westwood Road, Leek, ST13 8DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TALENTUM LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Adele Johnson
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 294
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 146623
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01538714990
About this school
Westwood First School is a primary academy in Leek. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 251 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Westwood First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westwood First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 15% | 251 | — |
| Woodcroft Academy | — | 2.7% | 14.2% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 93% | 2.6% | 29.2% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints CofE First School | — | 3.1% | 9.9% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Leek First School | — | 4.7% | 25.7% | 133 | 1.1 miles |
| Beresford Memorial CofE First School | — | 6.2% | 38.9% | 153 | 1.4 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)
- 14.98%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 9.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodcroft Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leek
-
St Mary's Catholic Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leek
-
All Saints CofE First School0.8 miles
Primary · Leek
-
Leek First School1.1 miles
Primary
-
Beresford Memorial CofE First School1.4 miles
Primary · Leek
Other schools in Leek
- 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
- Woodcroft Academy Primary
- Churnet View Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Edward's Church of England Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Leek High School Secondary
- Westwood College Secondary
- Horton Lodge Community Special School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Westwood First School teach?
- Westwood First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Leek.
- Who is the headteacher of Westwood First School?
- The headteacher of Westwood First School is Mrs Adele Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westwood First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westwood First 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 big is Westwood First School?
- Westwood First School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Westwood First School full?
- Westwood First School has capacity for 294 pupils and 251 on roll (85%), 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 First School a faith school?
- No. Westwood First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westwood First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westwood First School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Westwood First School?
- Westwood First School 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.
- What is Westwood First School's absence rate?
- Westwood First School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Westwood First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Westwood First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.