Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Westfield Academy

11–18Ages
1,331Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140049URN

Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

456 applications for 231 places · 64th of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.5of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

54th of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Inspection history

5 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.0applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (3.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

456 applications · 231 places offered · 118 named it first

2026 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2022 1.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2021 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2020 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2019 0.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
2018 1.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2017 0.8; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
2014 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.4

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	231	456	2.0	118	0.51
Sep 2025	229	500	2.2	129	0.56
Sep 2024	258	476	1.8	129	0.50
Sep 2023	277	442	1.6	106	0.38
Sep 2022	310	431	1.4	94	0.30
Sep 2021	340	400	1.2	105	0.31
Sep 2020	282	425	1.5	89	0.32
Sep 2019	418	315	0.8	73	0.17
Sep 2018	330	322	1.0	81	0.25
Sep 2017	415	323	0.8	65	0.16
Sep 2016	124	316	2.6	54	0.44
Sep 2015	135	290	2.2	49	0.36
Sep 2014	163	281	1.7	46	0.28

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

243 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.554th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%47th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.03

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	243	45.5	47%	66%	–
2024/25	195	41.4	39%	54%	–
2023/24	209	40.4	25%	53%	−0.03
2022/23	160	45.3	32%	64%	+0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Westfield AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Watford Grammar School for Boys
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.5applications per place 66.3Attainment 8
Croxley Danes School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.7applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Watford Grammar School for Girls
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 65.5Attainment 8
Rickmansworth School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

6.4applications per place 63.7Attainment 8
The Grange Academy
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Queens' School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.0applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
Bushey Meads School
4.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 42.5Attainment 8

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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140049 · 919/4111
Trust: Westfield Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,600 pupils · 1,331 on roll
Free school meals: 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Westfield Community Technology College (URN 117532)
Address: Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6NS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources