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Westfield Primary Academy

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

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corporate_fareUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

location_onHaverhill, CB9 0BW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

404

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Westfield Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Haverhill, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Westfield Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Haverhill, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 440 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #140 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #10,152 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 68%

Maths65% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading61% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading58% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-3.5 to -0.2

1.6

Write

LA -0.4

0.0 to 3.2

0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.6

-5.8 to -2.6

-4.7

Write

LA -0.7

-6.2 to -3.2

-3.7

Maths

LA -1.1

-5.1 to -2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 0.5

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-2.8 to 0.2

0.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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31 January 2019

Inspection Report

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10 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-10

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(6 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 440 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above 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)	440	8	1.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	434	11	2.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	447	22	4.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	442	17	3.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	427	14	3.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	422	14	3.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	404	11	2.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	393	30	7.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	412	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	402	7	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	391	12	3.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	400	7	1.8%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	391	6	1.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	388	8	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	374	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	374	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	384	22	5.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	415	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	419	8	1.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	414	25	6.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	432	12	2.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	431	27	6.3%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	427	12	2.8%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	439	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	435	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	434	22	5.1%	0.5%	1

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 45 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 32 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Westfield Primary Academy

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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