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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Westfield Academy

Tolpits Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 6NS

Telephone: 01923 231560

Email: admin@westfield.academy

Head teacher: Tim Body

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 717

DFE number: 919-4111

Published Admission Number: 240

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1335

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Westfield Academy admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

240

240

Number of applications made

496

520

Number of places offered

270

240

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

11

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

73

In Priority Area, Nearest School

90

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

66

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

3

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

70

In Priority Area, Nearest School

91

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

71

Outside Priority Area, Distance

34

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

In priority area, nearest

3423.88

In priority area, distance

5115.48

Outside priority area

None

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

In priority area, nearest

3013.75

In priority area, distance

9787.03

Outside priority area

237107.77

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Priority area for Westfield Academy

Parishes in the priority area for this school are:

Abbots Langley, Aldbury, Berkhamsted, Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Chorleywood, Croxley Green, Flaunden, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Little Gaddesden, Maple Cross, Nash Mills, Nettleden with Potten End, Northchurch, Rickmansworth, Sarratt, Tring, Tring Rural, Watford, Wigginton.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 11

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Westfield Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Westfield Academy.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Stephen Lavender

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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