Westwood-with-Iford Primary School
Boswell Road, Lower Westwood, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2BY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Futcher
- Sponsor
- Palladian Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 149117
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225862408
About this school
Westwood-with-Iford Primary School is a primary academy in Bradford-on-Avon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 43 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 4 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | - | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | - | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | - | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | - | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | - | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | - | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.20 | - | - |
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-with-Iford Primary 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westwood-with-Iford Primary School compares
Westwood-with-Iford Primary School ranked 37th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire 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 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.5% | 4% | 43 | — |
| Freshford Church School | 96% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 159 | 1.2 miles |
| Winsley CoE VC Primary School | 65% | 4% | 6.7% | 138 | 1.2 miles |
| Fitzmaurice Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 15.8% | 280 | 1.5 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 403 | 1.9 miles |
| Walwayne Court School | 57% | 4.8% | 11% | 239 | 2.5 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)
- 4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 4.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Freshford Church School1.2 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Winsley CoE VC Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford-on-Avon
-
Fitzmaurice Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bradford-on-Avon
-
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bradford-on-Avon
-
Walwayne Court School2.5 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Bradford-on-Avon
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Fitzmaurice Primary School Primary
- Winsley CoE VC Primary School Primary
- St Laurence School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westwood-with-Iford Primary School teach?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford-on-Avon.
- Who is the headteacher of Westwood-with-Iford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westwood-with-Iford Primary School is Mr Simon Futcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westwood-with-Iford Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westwood-with-Iford Primary 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-with-Iford Primary School?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Westwood-with-Iford Primary School full?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 43 on roll (36%), 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-with-Iford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westwood-with-Iford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westwood-with-Iford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westwood-with-Iford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Westwood-with-Iford Primary School?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School is part of PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Westwood-with-Iford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% 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-with-Iford Primary School rank locally?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School ranked 37th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire 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 93% 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-with-Iford Primary School's absence rate?
- Westwood-with-Iford Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westwood-with-Iford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westwood-with-Iford Primary 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.