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Westborough High School

Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022
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At a glance

A state secondary school for ages 11–16 in Dewsbury. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (June 2022). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 42.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 132 families put it first for 175 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
900
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Kirklees
Academy trust
The Dewsbury Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Jennifer Cass

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (9 Jun 2022): School remains Good

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 175 pupils

Attainment 8
42.6
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
36%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
59.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
+0.17
2023/24 · CI -0.03 to 0.38
This school
42.6
Kirklees
46.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
175
1st preferences
132
All applications
320
1st prefs per place
0.75
Fewer first choices than places

132 of 132 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 2 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
919
Capacity
900
100% full
Girls / boys
42/58
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)46.7%
  • English as an additional language50.7%
  • SEN support22.5%
  • Education, Health and Care plan1.6%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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