Community school · East Sussex

Westfield School

4–11Ages
180Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114421URN

Main Road, Westfield, Hastings, TN35 4QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.2 below East Sussex median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in East Sussex

35 applications for 18 places · 62nd of 105 in East Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.2 below East Sussex median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.2
2025 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.2
2024 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.9
2023 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.0
2022 1.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
2021 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
2020 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.0
2019 2.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
2018 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
2017 2.7; East Sussex median median 2.0
2016 3.0; East Sussex median median 1.8
2015 2.7; East Sussex median median 1.7
2014 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.8

This school
East Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	18	35	1.9	14	0.78
Sep 2025	29	53	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2024	15	38	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2023	23	42	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2022	27	45	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2021	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2020	25	44	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2019	29	59	2.0	33	1.14
Sep 2018	27	57	2.1	20	0.74
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	91	3.0	51	1.70
Sep 2015	30	81	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	65	2.2	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%86th of 129 in East Sussex

East Sussex 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

East Sussex 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

East Sussex 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

East Sussex 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

East Sussex 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

East Sussex 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

East Sussex 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
East Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	7%	103	103
2023/24	60%	3%	104	104
2022/23	56%	7%	106	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Westfield SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy
3.3 km · East Sussex

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · East Sussex

Remains Good · improving2023

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · East Sussex

2026

2.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hollington Primary School
4.3 km · East Sussex

Special measures Inadequate2022

1.2applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
4.4 km · East Sussex

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Brede Primary School
4.5 km · East Sussex

2026

2.3applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Silverdale Primary
4.6 km · East Sussex

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ore Village Primary Academy
4.6 km · East Sussex

Good2024

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114421 · 845/2089
Capacity: 212 pupils · 180 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Road, Westfield, Hastings, TN35 4QE
Local authority: East Sussex · Rother

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources