What did Ofsted judge Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Westfield Academy?

Westfield Academy has 1,013 pupils on roll.

What are Westfield Academy’s exam results?

In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does Westfield Academy take?

Westfield Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Westfield Academy located?

Westfield Academy is located in Yeovil, BA21 3DB, Somerset.

How do I apply to Westfield Academy?

Westfield Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Westfield Academy?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Westfield Academy was 1.647 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Year 7 places decided at Westfield Academy?

When Westfield Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority, or have previously been, and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order. Children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see important note 1); 2. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Westfield Academy for two years previous to 31 October 2026; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address, and 4 further criteria. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school, will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is equidistant in any two or more cases. However, if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

What is the largest ethnic background at Westfield Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.2% of pupils at Westfield Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Westfield Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Westfield Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority, or have previously been, and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order. Children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see important note 1).
2Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Westfield Academy for two years previous to 31 October 2026.
3Catchment area with sibling — Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address.
4Catchment area — Children living in the catchment area.
5Outside catchment area with sibling — Children living outside the catchment area, with a sibling attending Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address.
6Children eligible for the Service Premium — Children eligible for the Service Premium. Evidence of eligibility will need to be submitted with the application.
7Outside catchment area — Children living outside the catchment area.

If two applications tie: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school, will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is equidistant in any two or more cases. However, if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.

Catchment area applies as a distinguishing factor in criteria 3, 4, 5 and 7. The tie-breaker by distance applies to categories 1-6 only; category 7 is not explicitly included in the distance tie-break provision.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Westfield Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Westfield Academy?: Westfield Academy has 1,013 pupils on roll.
What are Westfield Academy’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Westfield Academy take?: Westfield Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Westfield Academy located?: Westfield Academy is located in Yeovil, BA21 3DB, Somerset.
How do I apply to Westfield Academy?: Westfield Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Westfield Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Westfield Academy was 1.647 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Westfield Academy?: When Westfield Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority, or have previously been, and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order. Children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see important note 1); 2. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Westfield Academy for two years previous to 31 October 2026; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address, and 4 further criteria. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school, will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is equidistant in any two or more cases. However, if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.
What is the largest ethnic background at Westfield Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.2% of pupils at Westfield Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Last distance offered at Westfield Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at Westfield Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority, or have previously been, and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order. Children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see important note 1).
2Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Westfield Academy for two years previous to 31 October 2026.
3Catchment area with sibling — Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address.
4Catchment area — Children living in the catchment area.
5Outside catchment area with sibling — Children living outside the catchment area, with a sibling attending Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address.
6Children eligible for the Service Premium — Children eligible for the Service Premium. Evidence of eligibility will need to be submitted with the application.
7Outside catchment area — Children living outside the catchment area.

Westfield Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Westfield Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in October 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Westfield Academy?: Westfield Academy has 1,013 pupils on roll.
What are Westfield Academy’s exam results?: In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 45.6: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
What ages does Westfield Academy take?: Westfield Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Westfield Academy located?: Westfield Academy is located in Yeovil, BA21 3DB, Somerset.
How do I apply to Westfield Academy?: Westfield Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Westfield Academy?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Westfield Academy was 1.647 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Year 7 places decided at Westfield Academy?: When Westfield Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children Looked After — Children who are in the care of a Local Authority, or have previously been, and are now formally adopted or subject to a residence/child arrangement order or special guardianship order. Children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see important note 1); 2. Children of staff — Children of staff who have been employed at Westfield Academy for two years previous to 31 October 2026; 3. Catchment area with sibling — Children living in the catchment area with a sibling at Westfield Academy on 31 October 2026 and who lives at the same address, and 4 further criteria. Tie-break: If in categories 1-6 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured in a straight line by a Geographical information System (GIS) method from the geocoded point of the school site to the geocoded point of the pupil's home. Random allocation by drawing lots supervised by someone independent of the school, will be used as a tie-break in categories 1-6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the school is equidistant in any two or more cases. However, if children of multiple birth (twins and triplets) are tied for the final place, those siblings will be admitted over PAN.
What is the largest ethnic background at Westfield Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 83.2% of pupils at Westfield Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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