Kirklees
Westborough High School
GCSE results 2026: every Kirklees school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 42.1 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 42.1
- Attainment 8
- 37%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- +0.17
- Progress 8
- [-0.03, 0.38]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 175 | 132 | 132 (100%) | 320 |
| September 2025 | 187 | 145 | 145 (100%) | 369 |
| September 2024 | 198 | 161 | 161 (100%) | 428 |
| September 2023 | 198 | 160 | 160 (100%) | 408 |
| September 2022 | 197 | 173 | 173 (100%) | 413 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kirklees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 180 | 42.1 | — | 37.2% | 6.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 175 | 42.6 | — | 36.0% | — | 28.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 187 | 42.4 | +0.17 | 34.8% | — | 33.2% | 3.8 |
| 2022/2023 | 174 | 43.4 | +0.22 | 37.9% | — | 27.6% | 3.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 173 | 45.5 | +0.21 | — | — | 35.0% | 3.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kirklees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 107775 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Jennifer Cass |
| Trust | The Dewsbury Learning Trust |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | WF13 2JE |
| Pupils | 919 |
| FSM eligible | 46.2% |
Contact and identifiers
Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE
www.w-h-s.org.uk1924469549| DfE number | 4057 |
| UKPRN | 10015659 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |