Westwood Academy

State-Funded School

westwood-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

Castle PointConstituency

SS7 2SUPostcode

9.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Westwood Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 247 pupils. Westwood Academy is part of South Essex Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

247

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 247
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: South Essex Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2018	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.