Westlands Academy is an Academy special converter serving special age pupils, located in Stockton-on-Tees. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 November 2021). Last inspected 18 November 2025. The Principal is Stephen Thomas. The school is administered by Stockton-on-Tees local authority. It belongs to HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2014.
Applications for places at Westlands Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Stockton-on-Tees). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
6.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−1.90
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.34
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.