Westborough High SchoolManor Croft Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dewsbury.

Summary of the comparison

Westborough High School and Manor Croft Academy are secondary schools in Dewsbury.

  • Westborough High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Manor Croft Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Manor Croft Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westborough High School was judged Good and Manor Croft Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.6 for Westborough High School and 47.8 for Manor Croft Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Westborough High School (45.5 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Manor Croft Academy (48.8 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westborough High School versus Manor Croft Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DewsburyWestborough High SchoolDewsburyManor Croft AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C61/100Stronger figure
Local ranking19th of 27 in Kirklees 8th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll919 1,037
Capacity900 1,050
LocationDewsbury, WF13 2JE Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
GCSE results
Attainment 842.6 47.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths36.0% 54.8% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths59.4% 70.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc28.0% 37.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.71 4.31 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort175 197
Pupils
Pupils in the census919 1,037
Free school meals (ever 6)46.7% 38.7%
English as an additional language50.7% 20.0%
SEN support22.5% 12.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.6% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence9.9% Stronger figure10.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence30.7% Stronger figure32.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Westborough High School

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