Westfield Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Watford, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.79 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Westfield Academy is a secondary school in Watford, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Westfield Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.79 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.13 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.87 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.86 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.90 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.37 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.86 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 1.81 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.72 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.86 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 1.85 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 1.81 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place under one of its admission criteria lived 1.79 miles from the school, nearer than in 2025.
- 26.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 10.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In Year 7 2026, 118 first-choice applications for 231 offers is 0.5 first choices per offer, the 10th lowest of 74 Hertfordshire secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,331 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “At this inclusive school, pupils get off to a great start.”
- “This is because staff help pupils to ‘believe, strive and achieve’.”
- “Staff believe in pupils’ abilities and potential.”
To improve
- “In a small number of cases, however, sometimes, staff move on too quickly before checking new learning.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they do in the rest of the curriculum.”
- “In a minority of instances, some staff are inconsistent with how they deal with pupils’ behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 118 first-preference applications, 231 offers in total, 118 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Croxley Danes School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rickmansworth School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Grange Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queens' School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bushey Meads School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
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