Westfield School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Sheffield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.887 miles
Published by Sheffield City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Westfield School is a secondary school in Sheffield for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Sheffield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Westfield School 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 | 1.887 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At 29.1%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the middle figure of 36.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sheffield.
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.887 miles away, the 7th longest of 14 Sheffield secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 284 first-choice applications for 270 offers; all 270 went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.5 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sheffield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eckington Road, Sothall, Sheffield, S20 1HQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sheffield
- Pupils on roll
- 1,366 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils appreciate that this school is improving and feel that staff want the best for them.”
- “They build positive relationships with staff, who know them well.”
- “Most pupils behave well and respond to the ‘Westfield Way’ expectations.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have not developed the learning behaviours needed to help them succeed.”
- “However, at times, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities do not experience teaching that is well matched to their needs.”
- “Pupils also experience variable support with the development of their literacy skills and with feedback on their work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 March 2026 (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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.5 | 46 |
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: 284 first-preference applications, 270 offers in total, 270 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 Sheffield.
- Handsworth Grange Community Sports College 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Birley Academy 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Outwood Academy City 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sheffield Springs Academy 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sheffield Park Academy 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Newfield Secondary School 5.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadowhead School Academy Trust 5.4 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic High School 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade