All Saints Catholic College
Voluntary aided school · 899 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.9
Foundation school
Westborough High School
- Pupils on roll
- 900of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 48.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 175
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 9 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Westborough High School has no sixth form. Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 12% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
11% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 42.6 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Kirklees, with 36% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 11% of the year group, and 28% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Kirklees and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Westborough High School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 174 | 5,003 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 19% | 16% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 33% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 35% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Westborough High School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 42.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.06 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 47% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.3 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.4 | 51.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 76% | 22% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 175 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 74% |
| English Literature | 175 | 100% | 86% | 8% | 21% | 59% |
| English Language | 175 | 100% | 89% | 8% | 20% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 130 | 74% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 40% |
| History | 113 | 65% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 43% |
| Geography | 51 | 29% | 41% | 6% | 25% | 45% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 26% | 23% | 69% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 45 | 26% | 23% | 51% | 46% | 96% |
| Biology | 45 | 26% | 23% | 49% | 45% | 93% |
| Urdu | 37 | 21% | 1% | 54% | 42% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 11% | 31% | 0% | 32% | 42% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 11% | 13% | 5% | 30% | 58% |
| French | 19 | 11% | 18% | 5% | 29% | 26% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 170 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 95 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 50 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 16 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Kirklees
Batley Girls' High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,415 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Batley Grammar School
Free schools · 980 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
BBG Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,049 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Castle Hall Academy
Academy converter · 863 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Colne Valley High School
Academy sponsor led · 1,360 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.