Westwood Academy
Primary schoolWestwood Academy is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 242 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 73% of pupils at Westwood Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Westwood HighIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file240 m
- Richmond AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- The Brian Clarke Church of England AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade430 m
- Northmoor AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Maple Leaf Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file520 m
- The Oldham CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file530 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).