Westhaven School

State-Funded School

westhaven-school-north-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

North SomersetLocal Authority

Weston-Super-MareConstituency

BS23 4UTPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Westhaven School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–18, located in North Somerset, South West.

It currently serves 190 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 4.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.33

Ethnicity

White

94%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

190

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

45%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 190
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
5 Sept 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.