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Westlands Primary School

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

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location_onNewcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2QY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

204

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Westlands Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westlands Primary School is a foundation school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #169 of 255 primaries in Staffordshire and #9,183 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 3.1

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 3.4

1.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.5

-4.4 to 0.1

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.5 to 0.6

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.0 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 2.7

1.2

Write

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 3.3

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2017

Inspection Report

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05 February 2013

Inspection Report

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18 September 2012

Inspection Report

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19 January 2012

Inspection Report

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22 January 2009

Inspection Report

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23 November 2005

Inspection Report

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11 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-05

Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection Historic Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-19

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%

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

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Westlands Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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