Westfield Primary SchoolBridgewater Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Westfield Primary School and Bridgewater Primary School are primary schools in Berkhamsted.

  • Westfield Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Bridgewater Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bridgewater Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westfield Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Bridgewater Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 30.0% for Westfield Primary School and 75.0% for Bridgewater Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Westfield Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Bridgewater Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westfield Primary School versus Bridgewater Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BerkhamstedWestfield Primary SchoolBerkhamstedBridgewater Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF34/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking332nd of 391 in Hertfordshire 81st of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll155 459
Capacity210 420
LocationBerkhamsted, HP4 3PJ Berkhamsted, HP4 1ES
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard30.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score98.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census155 459
Free school meals (ever 6)29.1% 6.4%
English as an additional language13.5% 5.4%
SEN support26.4% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 3.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.1% 3.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Westfield Primary School

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