Westfield Community School
Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Westfield Community School is a primary school in Wigan for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 136 schools in Wigan. It ranks 60th of 68 primary schools in Wigan. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024, report published 26 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 10 December 2024
Westfield is a calm school, where pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils strive to meet the school's high expectations of behaviour. They treat one another with respect and consideration. Children begin to learn the importance of these qualities from the moment that they join the early years. The school provides effective and nurturing support to pupils who need extra help in managing their emotions. Pupils trust that staff will help them if they have any worries or concerns. The school holds high ambition for its pupils to achieve well. This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are keen to learn and they make the most of the opportunities that the school provides for them. Across much of the curriculum, pupils achieve well. Pupils are able to take on a range of responsibilities. These include 'ambassadors of English as an additional language'. These pupils welcome new arrivals to the school, who are new to learning English and help with translation. School prefects and members of the school council also contribute to the life of the school. Such opportunities build pupils' understanding of duty and how to use their talents to help others.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils have gaps in their understanding of important vocabulary across a range of subjects. This means that these pupils struggle to comprehend some important information in the texts that they read. The school should ensure that there is increased emphasis on identifying and addressing the gaps in vocabulary that limit pupils' reading comprehension.
- In a few subjects, some essential content is not taught in sufficient detail. Consequently, pupils have gaps in their knowledge and they do not learn as well as they could. The school should finalise its curriculum thinking in these subjects so that pupils can achieve well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
57 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
450 pupils on roll, with places for 486
Schools near Westfield Community School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 78% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 44% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Baker
- Phone
- 01942776007
- Address
- Montrose Avenue, Pemberton, Wigan, WN5 9XN
- Local authority
- Wigan
- URN
- 134742
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.