58%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
18%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
730.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,025
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Westfield Academy · Secondary · Somerset
Part ofWESTFIELD ACADEMY TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
58%
+1pp
73%65%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
+13pp
47%36%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
44.5
+4.8
46.643.239.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.5
EBacc entry
18%
+11pp
18%12%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
EBacc APS
730.4
+125.8
730.4657.3584.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 730.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,025
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Westfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 3DB
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 58% | 38% | 44.5 | Not applicable | 18% | 730.4 | 25% | 1,025 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 25% | 39.7 | -0.54 | 7% | 604.7 | 9% | 1,037 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 38% | 44.7 | -0.13 | 14% | 660.8 | 19% | 1,053 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 47% | 46.6 | -0.26 | 13% | 657.2 | 18% | 1,029 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 40% | 45.9 | -0.55 | 15% | 584.1 | 22% | 826 |
| 2017/18 | 64% | 40% | 43.8 | -0.47 | 18% | 403.0 | 24% | 737 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 32% | 42.3 | -0.36 | 11% | — | 16% | 733 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,025 | 19.4 | 28% | 11% | 22% | 8% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 1,037 | 19.8 | 31% | 11% | 20% | 9% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 1,053 | 19.6 | 20% | 8% | 21% | 10% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 1,029 | 18.8 | 17% | 8% | 21% | 7% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 992 | 20.0 | 18% | 8% | 23% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 826 | 20.6 | 14% | 6% | 26% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 737 | 18.9 | 16% | 6% | 28% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 733 | 18.6 | 15% | 7% | 27% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.