Westfield AcademyThe Gryphon School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Westfield Academy and The Gryphon School are secondary schools.
Westfield Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Gryphon School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Gryphon School is ahead on our composite score.
Westfield Academy was judged Good and The Gryphon School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.6 for Westfield Academy and 47.4 for The Gryphon School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Westfield Academy (46.6 in 2021-22, 45.6 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Gryphon School (53.5 in 2021-22, 47.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | YeovilWestfield Academy | SherborneThe Gryphon School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100 | C59/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 32 in Somerset | 8th of 28 in Dorset | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,013 | 1,569 | |
| Capacity | 1,020 | 1,495 | |
| Location | Yeovil, BA21 3DB | Sherborne, DT9 4EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.6 | 47.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.7% Stronger figure | 44.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.3% | 69.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 199 | 227 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 156 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 35.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 13.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,025 | 1,555 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.7% | 20.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.8% | 10.4% | |
| SEN support | 25.1% | 7.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.7% Stronger figure | 20.4% | 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.
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