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Westmoor Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs D Kim Lonnergan

location_onDewsbury, WF13 4EW

language Visit Website phone 1924485982

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

478

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Westmoor Primary School is a Community school primary school in Dewsbury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westmoor Primary School is a community school in Dewsbury, Kirklees, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 416 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #41 of 98 primaries in Kirklees and #6,015 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 69%

Maths77% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA -0.6

1.3 to 3.9

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 1.1

0.7

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.5 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths49% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.8

-4.1 to -1.5

-1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-2.6 to -0.3

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.6 to -3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths57% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.8

-2 to 0.6

1.7

Write

LA -1.1

0.5 to 2.9

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

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06 December 2018

Inspection Report

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20 January 2015

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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09 February 2010

Inspection Report

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19 June 2008

Inspection Report

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14 February 2007

Inspection Report

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05 February 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-12-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-21

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 416 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	416	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	411	2	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	449	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	436	5	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	433	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	482	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	468	2	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	518	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	512	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	508	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	527	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	526	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	502	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	520	1	0.2%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	520	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	511	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	534	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	516	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	495	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	538	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	526	4	0.8%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	522	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	546	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	539	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	531	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 50 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils