Westwood College, Leek

Westwood College
Type	Academy
Location	Westwood Park Leek Staffordshire ST13 8NP England Coordinates: 53°06′13″N 2°03′07″E / 53.10369°N 2.05207°E / 53.10369; 2.05207
Local authority	Staffordshire
DfE number	860/4086
DfE URN	142755 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	13–18
Website	School website

Westwood College, formerly known as Westwood High School is a mixed upper school located in Leek, Staffordshire, England. Westwood is set in the grounds of an old manor house built in the 17th century, once lived in by the Davenport family, famous Stoke-on-Trent Potters.^[1] The house was built over an existing house that is said to have belonged to one of Henry VIII's favourite Knights, Francis Talbot.^[2]

Westwood is divided into two parts known as 'Old Hall', the old manor house, and New 'Hall', opened in 1963 accompanied by a house of the same type of architecture. 'Old Hall' consists of the stables, caretaker's house, four mobiles, summerhouse, sixth form cafeteria, English block and the manor house itself. Westwood was extended largely in the 1980s to house the new science block, formerly in New Hall where the art and design department now resides. New Hall consists of the 1960s building and the bungalow.

Aside from the numerous different architectural builds in Westwood College, there are woods, a bus park, cafeteria gardens, an AstroTurf football pitch, four tennis courts, fields, lawns, sports field and a Victorian garden. This garden was restored in 2005 by the Peak District back to its former glory. The original well and fountain remain but are now fenced off to prevent students falling in.

It was previously a foundation school administered by Staffordshire County Council, and specialising in both Modern Languages and Visual Arts. However, in April 2016 Westwood College was converted to academy status. The school continues to coordinate with Staffordshire County Council for admissions.

Notable former pupils

Anna Bebington, British Olympic Rower
Tom Levitt, Derbyshire MP.
Lee Pearson, Paralympic Equestrian Gold-medallist.

References

External links

Westwood College, Leek

Schools in Staffordshire (including Stoke-on-Trent)

Primary	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Middle	Oldfields Hall Middle School Windsor Park Middle School

Secondary	Abbot Beyne School Alleyne's Academy Biddulph High School Birches Head Academy Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College Blessed William Howard Catholic School Blythe Bridge High School Cannock Chase High School Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School Chase Terrace Technology College The Cheadle Academy Cheslyn Hay Sport & Community High School Chesterton Community Sports College Clayton Hall Academy Codsall Community High School The Co-operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent The de Ferrers Academy Discovery Academy Endon High School Erasmus Darwin Academy Excel Academy Fair Oak Academy The Friary School Great Wyrley High School Hagley Park Academy Haywood Academy JCB Academy John Taylor High School King Edward VI School, Lichfield King Edward VI High School, Stafford The King's Church of England School Kingsmead School Kinver High School Landau Forte Academy Amington Landau Forte Academy QEMS Leek High School Moorside High School Nether Stowe School Newcastle Academy Norton Canes High School Ormiston Horizon Academy Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Ounsdale High School Paget High School Painsley Catholic College Paulet High School The Rawlett School St John Fisher Catholic College St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy St Peter's Academy St Thomas More Catholic Academy Sandon High School Sir Graham Balfour School Sir Thomas Boughey High School Stafford Manor High School Staffordshire University Academy Tamworth Enterprise College Thistley Hough Academy Thomas Alleyne's High School Trentham High School University Academy Kidsgrove Walton High School Weston Road Academy Westwood College Wilnecote High School Wolgarston High School Wolstanton High School

Grammar	St Joseph's College

Special	Abbey Hill School Blackfriars Academy The Meadows School Shenstone Lodge School

Further education	Burton & South Derbyshire College Buxton & Leek College Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form Moorlands Sixth Form College Newcastle-under-Lyme College South Staffordshire College Stafford College Stafford Collegiate

Independent	Abbotsholme School Abbots Bromley School Denstone College Lichfield Cathedral School Newcastle-under-Lyme School Stafford Grammar School St Dominic's High School for Girls St Dominic's Priory School

Independent (preparatory)	St Joseph's Preparatory School Vernon Lodge Preparatory School Yarlet School

Former	Berry Hill High School and Sports College Brewood Grammar School Edial Hall School Longton High School Mitchell High School

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