Westwood First School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–9 · Leek, Staffordshire
Westwood First School is a primary school in Leek, Staffordshire for ages 5–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Westwood Road, Leek, ST13 8DL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “This is a happy and welcoming school where pupils love to learn.”
- “Staff nurture pupils’ character and have high aspirations for them to achieve well.”
- “Staff provide pupils with memorable learning experiences and opportunities.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the activities that staff plan do not support the intended knowledge.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “However, some of the books that pupils read are not as closely matched to the sounds pupils need to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.
- Woodcroft Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints CofE First School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leek First School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Beresford Memorial CofE First School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Horton St Michael's CofE First School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton 2.6 mi Improved significantly
- Blackshaw Moor CofE First School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published