Year 11 students at Westfield School were celebrating today as they received their GCSE and Level 2 vocational qualification results.
We are delighted to launch our brand new Westfield School website.
Good afternoon,
It’s hard to believe, but next week marks the final week of term! As we head into these last few days, there’s a real sense of celebration and excitement across the school. We have a packed schedule of events planned to mark the end of another fantastic year and opportunities to come together as a school community.
It would have been Elemie Wainwright’s birthday this week – we send our love to all our community and especially to her family and friends.
This week we celebrated Year 11 at our school prom. I was so proud of our students as they arrived in their wonderful dresses and suits. I was equally proud of their behaviour and how much they enjoyed being together. Many of them thanked us for our support and were appreciative of staff who supervised the event. I look forward to seeing you all on GCSE results’ day on Thursday 21st August 2025.
We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our pupils and making some lasting memories before we break up for the summer. A reminder that our final day is Friday 18th July 2025 – more information about the start of the year next week.
We are looking forward to the trips and sports day on Monday 14th July and Tuesday 15th July next week. The weather forecast is showing that our heat wave will continue into next week. I know you will have thought of this but just in case - please make sure that your child has what they need to cope with the heat: water, sunscreen and a hat. We will adjust the activities for sports day to take account of the heat. Our expectations of behaviour continue outside of school, and we need everyone to be ready to listen to instructions, meet at the right time and take care of each other. Please discuss this with your children so that they understand the importance of being safe. For those children staying in school, we have planned the day and are looking forward to them being here with us. Full details of the arrangements for the day have been emailed to parents/carers.
‘Door 43’ are offering a week of free, creative and confidence boosting workshops for young people aged 13-17. There will be opportunities to try something new, connect with others and explore ways to practice self-care, all in a safe and welcoming space.
Staff from the counselling and employability teams will also be available each day to offer support, guidance and signposting to their services.
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This initiative offers free holiday club places for children who are in receipt of benefits-related free school meals. Each club offers a nutritious meal and a variety of fun, enriching activities for children to enjoy over the summer break. For more information, please visit https://sheffieldhealthyholidays.org
We are pleased to announce that, during the summer holiday, we will be launching the new Westfield School website. When it is launched, the website will still be available at www.westfield.chorustrust.org and will provide up-to-date information, organised in a simplified structure to make it easier to find the information you are looking for.
The new site will continue to contain the information most valued by parents and carers, including term dates and calendar items as well as curriculum and extracurricular information. If, when you first visit the site, you find that it isn’t displaying correctly, this is a common issue with new websites and clearing the cache (CTRL + F5 or CMD, SHIFT + R on a Mac) on your device should rectify the situation.
We hope you enjoy exploring the new site!
Some of our Year 8 students went on a day trip to the national videogame museum in Sheffield on Monday. Students spent some time getting some hands-on experience with games consoles from as early as the 1970’s, before spending an hour in a pixel art workshop where they learned about how videogame characters are designed, and they created their own animated drawings. A big thank you from the computing and business faculty to all the students, they were brilliant representatives of Westfield school, and we had lots of positive feedback from staff at the venue.
14/07/25 – Rewards trips for Year 7 and Year 9
14/07/25 – Sports day for Year 8
14/07/25 – Year 10 Boss Your Future event
15/07/25 – Rewards trips for Year 8 and Year 10
15/07/25 – Sports day for Year 7 and Year 9
17/07/25 – Celebration evening (invite only)
18/07/25 – Year 8, Year 9 and Year 10 vaccinations (selected students)
18/07/25 – Non Uniform Day.
21/07/25 – 23/07/25 – School inset days
24/08/25 – 31/08/25 - School holidays
01/09/25 – 02/09/25 – School inset days
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As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs G A Jones
Good afternoon,
Thank you to everyone in our school community for the support we have received over the past weeks; It has been a difficult time for us all. We feel proud of our school community and send our love to the family of our much missed Year 7 student – she is always in our thoughts.
As we approach the final weeks of the summer term, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on what has been a truly rewarding and eventful year at Westfield School.
Our pupils have shown remarkable progress, resilience, and enthusiasm across all areas of school life. From academic milestones to creative and sporting achievements, it has been a joy to witness their growth and celebrate their successes. I am incredibly proud of how our school community has come together to support one another, and I thank you all for the continued partnership and encouragement you provide.
The final weeks of term are filled with special moments – from activity days, sports days, Year 6 transition days, celebration events and, of course, saying a fond farewell to our Year 11 pupils as they prepare to move on to new adventures.
Thank you once again for being such a vital part of our school community. I hope you enjoy reading about the latest news and upcoming events as we bring this term to a close.
We are looking forward to the Year 11 Prom on 10th July 2025 when we will see our Y11s and celebrate their time at Westfield School.
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We are moving to one lunchtime for all next week. This means that Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 will all have their lunch at 1.10pm. Period 4 will start at 12.10 for everyone.
For the fourth year running Westfield School have achieved gold in the ‘YourSchoolGames Mark’ for the 2024/25 academic year. Well done everyone for your hard work, determination, and persistence in engaging in sport.
Our Westfield Sports Leaders recently ran a whole school sports day for Brook House Junior School. Over 350 children experienced a multi skill festival with an athletics base and tried their best to score as many points as possible for their Hall. Our Sports Leaders were fantastic on the day, showcasing what it truly means to help the next generation of young people in the community. Each leader had a responsibility for one multi skill station, to demonstrate, support and score each rotation, as well as encourage children to try their very best.
It was a really pleasing to see ex Brook House students going back to their primary school and performing to a very high standard. Thank you to Brook House School for allowing our Leaders to run the sports day and for all the Leaders involved in the event, you have all been fantastic this year and you are making a difference in your community.
We recently hosted the School Council Picnic for our family of schools. Students were invited to celebrate all their wonderful achievements over the year for their schools. Westfield Sports Leaders ran several events for the children to have fun and experience new sports. Our Student Leaders were very welcoming, helped out when needed and ensured fun was had by all at the event. Thank you to every school that attended, as well as the 14 Sports Leaders for their engagement throughout.
A huge congratulations to the Year 7 and Year 8 pupils who represented Westfield School at the City of Sheffield Athletics finals. The pupils did the school proud representing the best athletes in Sheffield. Well done to you all!
07/07/25 – Year 8 computing trip to the National Videogame museum
07/07/25 – 11/07/25 – Year 10 work experience
08/07/25 – 09/07/25 – Year 6 transition days
10/07/25 – Year 11 prom
11/07/25 – 12/07/25 - Duke of Edinburgh bronze expedition
safeguarding@westfield.chorustrust.org
attendance@westfield.chorustrust.org
enquiries@westfield.chorustrust.org
As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs G A Jones
Good afternoon,
This week has been an incredibly sad and difficult time for our school community following the tragic death of one of our students. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the student's family and friends, and we continue to offer them our full support. Details of the arrangements in school for the funeral will follow separately.
Good afternoon,
Welcome back! I hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Spring Bank Holiday and that the break gave families a chance to recharge before the busy final half-term of the academic year.
We’ve returned to school with energy and focus, and it’s been wonderful to see the children back in their routines and engaging with learning. This final half-term is always a vibrant and eventful one, full of opportunities for celebration, reflection and growth.
Good afternoon,
As we reach the end of this half-term, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you all for your continued support and partnership. It has been a busy and rewarding few weeks, and I am incredibly proud of what our school community has achieved together. An especially big ‘well done’ to our current Y11 who have left school today to begin their study leave. We have held 31 exams and there are 19 more in the series. Congratulations on your hard work and commitment so far – keep going.
Our pupils have worked hard, shown great enthusiasm for their learning, and supported each other with kindness and respect. Whether through classroom activities, sports, creative projects, or school trips, they have continued to impress us with their effort and positivity.
I hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break over the half-term. We look forward to welcoming the students back refreshed and ready for an exciting final stretch of the school year.
16.05.25
Good afternoon,
As we approach the final week before our half term break, I want to take a moment to reflect on the hard work and commitment that our students have shown, particularly our Year 11 students who have undertaken their first full cohort exams this week. As always, I am incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication shown by our students, staff, and the wider school community. Each day, I am inspired by the creativity, kindness, and resilience that fill our classrooms and corridors. We are committed to ensuring every student reaches their full potential, and we are so grateful for the support of our families in this mission.
Our enrichment activities continue to help our students continue their growth and development beyond the classroom. It’s not too late to sign up to new extracurricular activities and we encourage all students to get involved.
We are pleased to share the details of our Year 11 Leavers’ Assembly on Friday 23 May 2025.
After the English Language Paper 1 exam has finished, we will invite Year 11 students to a free of charge ‘brunch’ in our dining hall including ice-cream as requested by Year 11. During this time, we have invited all staff to come to the dining hall to facilitate ‘shirt signing’ and to say a farewell to our Year 11 cohort. There will be tables where we can lay out shirts for signing.
We strongly advise Year 11 students to bring a spare shirt as signed t-shirts cannot be worn in the exam hall due to the examination regulations. Anyone wearing a shirt with writing will be asked to change into a plain shirt for the exam.
After brunch, Year 11 students will have a short time with their tutor group and then come back to the main hall for our final assembly. We have collected photos of their time at Westfield School and asked staff for good will messages. After the assembly, Year 11 students will leave site and begin study leave.
I would politely request that you talk to your young person about our expectations for the final day. We want this to be a positive celebration of their time at Westfield School and we need to maintain a calm atmosphere for the rest of the students who are in lessons. Please stress the importance of following staff instructions, staying in the dining hall, tutor rooms and assembly so that the other students are not disturbed in their lessons.
I am so proud of the way Year 11 students have approached their exams and how they have conducted themselves throughout their time at Westfield School. Well done Y11.
This week we are saying thank you and farewell to Ms Whittaker and Ms Barnes who have both moved on to other roles. I want to thank them both for their hard work and commitment to the children and young people of Westfield School. Parents/Carers of Y10 young people should contact Mrs N Lister (Pastoral manager) and Mr M Clayton as Head of Key Stage 4 and Assistant Head for Behaviour and Attitudes.
Eckington Sixth Form School Bus
We have had confirmation that the Eckington school sixth form school bus will pick up/drop off just outside Westfield School. The new bus route will pick up/drop off students at the tram/bus stop just next to the school field. The bus fare will be £1.20 each way.
This bus route will be available from September 2025. We hope that this will make it easier for students to access Eckington Sixth Form.
On Tuesday, six of our Year 10 students completed their Sheffield Academy of Young Leaders Level 2 qualification to be able to teach, coach and deliver sessions to young people in the community. This qualification provides opportunities for students to engage in their local communities, have access to local and national events to see how they are run and opens their eyes to the world of leisure to encourage them to be the next generation of young leaders in Sheffield and the wider area. They have shown great enthusiasm, engaging with everything they have been involved in this academic year. Some of the events that our students have been involved in are the International Championship Boxing, BUCS University Athletics Championships, BUCS University Badminton Championships, International Women’s Day Event and This Girl Can Event.
Mr Francis, Andy Staley (School Games Organiser) and Kyle Wright extend their thanks to the students for their efforts throughout the year at each event. Well done!
The Y10 BTEC Dance group have finished a huge piece of course work worth 30% of their final grades this week. The pupils have worked so hard over the last term to complete this and they should be proud of their outcomes – well done girls!
25 of our Year 9 students completed their expedition training on Monday in preparation for their expedition in June. The students completed map reading, a two hour walk around the local area to practice independent navigation, first aid, erecting tents and camp cooking. The sun was shining, and everyone had a great day!
20/05/25 - Futurebound educational visit
21/05/25 – 25/05/25 – Barcelona educational visit
safeguarding@westfield.chorustrust.org
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enquiries@westfield.chorustrust.org
As always, thank you for your ongoing support.
Mrs G A Jones
