Westwood College, Leek

In 2026, pupils at Westwood College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Staffordshire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Staffordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.9, against 42.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

Across Staffordshire, 92% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Staffordshire lodged 309 appeals against secondary school offers; 231 reached a hearing and 36 succeeded (15.6% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Westwood College are St Edward's Church of England Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Churnet View Middle School (1.8 miles, Good); Leek High School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.1); and Endon High School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53).

Westwood College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Westwood College is one of 9 schools run by The Talentum Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 189 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 37% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 36% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 78 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 21 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Cheddleton (Churnet Valley Railway), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westwood College (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Westwood College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 50 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86).

In 2024/25, Westwood College issued 142 suspensions, 18.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Westwood College are Woodcroft Academy (0.5 miles), Westwood First School (0.5 miles), St Mary's Catholic Academy (0.9 miles) and All Saints CofE First School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.