Westfield Junior School, St Ives
Westfield Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in St Ives. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 6 schools in St Ives with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Capacity
- 73% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Westfield Junior School in detail
Results
In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Westfield Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (68% in reading, 68% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Westfield Junior School
Across Cambridgeshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Cambridgeshire lodged 180 appeals against primary school offers; 106 reached a hearing and 33 succeeded (31.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Westfield Junior School are Eastfield Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Wheatfields Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 64% maths); Thorndown Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); and Hemingford Grey Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 94% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Westfield Junior School.
Eastfield Infant and Nursery SchoolWheatfields Primary SchoolThorndown Primary SchoolHemingford Grey Primary School
Who goes there
44.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), Asian (24%) and Mixed (9%).
Staffing
Westfield Junior School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Westfield Junior School.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Copperbeech Close (opposite), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 108 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Westfield Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from November 2017, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2017 inspection - down from Outstanding.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
22.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 66% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 55% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
28.6
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Westfield Junior School
Newsletter Autumn Term 4 - 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter Autumn Term 2 - 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter Autumn Term 1 - 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
Newsletter Summer Term 13 - 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
Newsletter Summer Term 12 - 10th July 2026
10 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Westfield Junior School.
- Club4U LtdAt the school · Not yet graded
- Limitless - St Ives980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Westfield Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cambridgeshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Westfield Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Westfield Junior School is in Cambridgeshire; for families living there:
- Cambridgeshire's school travel policy: School Travel Assistance Policy - Mainstream September 2025 326KB - pdf
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
232 pupils
320 places
88 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Ives
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Ives
Across Cambridgeshire council
Places available
8,107
Applications
6,292
Got 1st preference
94.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Cambridgeshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
19.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
234
Total Pupils
117
Boys
117
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
13.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,233
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,327
Per pupil
£1369k
Total funding
£83k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
235
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Westfield Junior School
Questions parents ask about Westfield Junior School
What are SATs results like at Westfield Junior School?
Of the pupils at Westfield Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 67% reached the expected standard in reading and 66% did so in maths.
What is Westfield Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Westfield Junior School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Westfield Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Westfield Junior School is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Westfield Junior School?
Westfield Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 320 places.
How big are the classes at Westfield Junior School?
Classes at Westfield Junior School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Westfield Junior School?
Westfield Junior School has around 234 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Westfield Junior School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Westfield Junior School in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Westfield Junior School?
Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Westfield Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Westfield Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Club4U Ltd (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Westfield Junior School's term dates?
Westfield Junior School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cambridgeshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Westfield Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 18 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Westfield Junior School?
Westfield Junior School is at Ramsey Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5RG.
Sources: Cambridgeshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)