Westwood High
Westwood High is an independent school in Oldham for girls aged 2 to 19. It has 349 pupils and room for 360.
Kelsall Street, Oldham, OL9 6HR0161 459 0024westwoodhigh.orgMrs Khadija Khan principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
38 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 29 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 54.1 | 53.4 | 58.6 | 51.8 | 57.3 | 57.2 | 43.7 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 55% | 56% | 63% | 65% | 74% | 59% | 37% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 87% | 82% | 95% | 89% | 91% | 90% | 59% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.90 | 4.88 | 5.46 | 5.18 | 4.78 | 4.97 | 3.85 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 47% | 41% | 79% | 65% | 9% | 62% | 47% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 8 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 37 | 62% | 95% | 97% | 60% | – |
| Mathematics | 36 | 19% | 67% | 92% | 53% | – |
| English Literature | 35 | 26% | 63% | 86% | 58% | – |
| English Language | 35 | 34% | 83% | 97% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 30 | 20% | 87% | 93% | 36% | – |
| Social Studies | 28 | 32% | 89% | 96% | 54% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 28 | 57% | 86% | 93% | 49% | – |
| History | 24 | 29% | 88% | 96% | 52% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
1 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Average A level grade | – | – | – | z | – | – |
| A level progressA level value added | – | – | – | – | – | -0.93 |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Islam school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 Oldham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 349 | 342 | 353 | 347 | 340 | 315 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 8 pupils who left in 2020/21 were a year later.
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Academy | Academy | 220 m | 389 | Good 2023 | 14 | Compare |
| Westwood Academy | Academy | 240 m | 242 | Outstanding 2024 | 89 | Compare |
| The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy | Free school | 420 m | 950 | No overall grade 2025 | 87 | Compare |
| St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 440 m | 166 | Requires improvement 2023 | 1 | Compare |
| Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest | Independent (grammar) | 470 m | 67 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Oldham College | Further education | 560 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Northmoor Academy | Academy | 580 m | 346 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Oldham Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 650 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Westwood High a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Westwood High yet.
How good are Westwood High's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 55% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 54.1, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Westwood High have?
349 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 360 places, so it is 97% full. It is a girls' school.
Does Westwood High have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Kelsall Street, Oldham, OL9 6HR
- Telephone
- 0161 459 0024
- Website
- westwoodhigh.org
- Principal
- Mrs Khadija Khan
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Islam
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Ward
- Coldhurst
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 January 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 137822 · LAESTAB 3536000 · UKPRN 10070585
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.