Westborough High School
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE
900 pupils · 100% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- The Dewsbury Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Free school meals
- 48.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 132 | 320 | 155 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 187 | 145 | 369 | 167 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 198 | 161 | 428 | 195 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 198 | 160 | 408 | 184 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 197 | 173 | 413 | 191 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 163 | 396 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 196 | 160 | 403 | 196 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 193 | 184 | 463 | 193 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Manor Croft Academy 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Heckmondwike Grammar School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Castle Hall Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Upper Batley High School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Spen Valley High School 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.