Westwood Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 11-16MixedAcademy alternative provision converterScarborough North Yorkshire

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, November 2024

Westwood Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Scarborough for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.

Valley Bridge Parade, Scarborough, YO11 2PG01723 330629scarboroughpru.n-yorks.sch.ukMrs Joanne Fox headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 5 November 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”

Good

BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”

Requires improvement

WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”

Good

LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”

Good

Safeguarding

Effective

Yes

Earlier inspections (1)

Date	Type	Outcome
28 June 2023	Ungraded	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families65%65% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years

Pupils learning English12%First language is not English

White British pupils77%

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£41,549England £7,738. Total £956k

Income per pupil£43,607England £7,697. Total £1.0m

Spent on teachers per pupil£16,316England £3,480

Money in reserve51%A lot put by: £506k, £22k per pupil. England 6%

Money in against money out+£47kit took in more than it spent this year

Where the money goes£41,549spent per pupil

39%28%16%

Teachers 39%Support staff 28%Supply staff 1%Buildings 6%Learning resources 6%Catering 3%Energy 2%Everything else 16%

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,98212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate299 per 1,000 people229% higher than the England average

Nearest bus stop150 mValley Bridge, 22 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Childhaven Community Nursery School	Local authority nursery school	280 m	72	Outstanding 2024	–	Compare
Gladstone Road Primary School	Council	540 m	680	Good 2023	58	Compare
Scarborough University Technical College	University technical college	770 m	275	Good 2022	41	Compare
Friarage Community Academy	Academy	0.6 miles	249	Requires improvement 2024	4	Compare
Springhead School	Council	0.9 miles	109	Outstanding 2023	–	Compare
Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy	Academy	0.9 miles	180	Report card 2025	87	Compare
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy	Academy	1.0 miles	610	Good 2023	72	Compare
Scarborough College	Independent	1.0 miles	623	Not inspected	–	Compare

All schools in North Yorkshire All schools in Scarborough Best primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Westwood Academy a good school?

Westwood Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in November 2024.

What is Westwood Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Westwood Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 5 November 2024.

How many pupils does Westwood Academy have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address: Valley Bridge Parade, Scarborough, YO11 2PG
Telephone: 01723 330629
Website: www.scarboroughpru.n-yorks.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Fox
Type of school: Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
Phase: Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
Gender: Mixed
Multi-academy trust: Venn Academy Trust (16 schools)
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Ward: Castle
Constituency: Scarborough and Whitby
Setting: Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened: 1 July 2026 (academy converter)
URN: 152558 · LAESTAB 8151100 · UKPRN 10100966
Formerly: Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit

Official record Ofsted reports Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.