Westlands Academy, Stockton-on-Tees
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westlands Academy excels at creating a safe, nurturing environment where every pupil feels valued and supported. The school removes barriers to learning through tailored interventions and strong partnerships with families and external agencies. Pupils make positive progress and develop confidence through a curriculum that connects to real-life issues and prepares them well for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Excellent safeguarding culture with open communication and active management of concerns
- Strong attendance and behaviour improvements through tailored support and relationship-focused approaches
- Highly inclusive provision that accurately identifies and addresses individual pupil needs
- Effective leadership with clear vision and ambitious goals for vulnerable pupils
- Strong partnerships with external agencies and families to support pupil wellbeing
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to remember and use key knowledge systematically
- Lack of strategic overview of which pupils benefit from the full range of personal development activities
- Need for more consistent revisiting of core knowledge across the curriculum to help pupils retain learning over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Outdoor education, summer camps, SHAPE 50 activity programme, food bank projects, form-time reading, school library, rewards assemblies, enhanced physical education, careers education with work experience
Westlands Academy is a specialist school for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs that provides a safe, inclusive environment where pupils thrive. Leaders have successfully created a positive culture of care with strong attendance and behaviour outcomes.
At a Glance
72.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
87 pupils
85 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stockton-on-Tees
Admissions Demand - Stockton-on-Tees
Places available
2,606
Applications
2,277
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Secondary admissions across Stockton-on-Tees (2025/26)
Inspection History(3)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
30.41603%
Overall absence
60.43956%
Persistent absence
91
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Westlands Academy
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Thornaby Church of England Primary School
Bader Primary School
St Clare's RC Primary School
Whinstone Primary School
Acklam Whin Primary School
Village Primary School
Kader Academy
Mandale Mill Primary School
St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School
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