Westwood Academy

State-Funded School

westwood-academy-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham West, Chadderton and RoytonConstituency

OL9 6BHPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Westwood Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Oldham, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 242 pupils. Westwood Academy is part of THE HARMONY TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

Asian

87%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

242

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

71%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 242
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE HARMONY TRUST LTD

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Nov 2017	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.