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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Westfield Academy

Academy converter secondary school in Watford (Hertfordshire).

Attainment 8
45.5
▼ 0.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
46.9%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.6%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.4
▲ 1.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.2%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.6%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
83%
1,331 / 1,600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Nov 2024

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Westfield Academy is a secondary school located in Watford, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,335 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,600. It is part of the WESTFIELD ACADEMY. The school is led by Mr Tim Body.

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award

Key facts

URN
140049
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Watford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (18 current, 3 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

14 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Samik Basu Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Jane Fletcher Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Rebecca Hobbs Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Fiona Morgan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Maaham Nawaz Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Jelena Verdina Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Robert Preston Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Julie RaybouldMemberTrust membersAppointed by trusteessince 2025
Mr Vijay Assani Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Rama Venchard Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Stephen Ville Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Eleni Chrysopoulou Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Gwion Williams Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Shibani PatelChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2020
Mr Ian PhillipsMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2019
Mr Darayus WadiaMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2019
Tim Body (likely)Accounting OfficerTrust officersince 2014
Mr Tim Body (likely)TrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2014
Mr Bruce Mallett Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Gwion Williams Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr John Rubinstein FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record