The Westgate School, Slough

The Westgate School, more traditionally known as John Kirk academy, is a co-educational secondary school with academy status.[1] in the Cippenham area of the town of Slough in the English county of Berkshire. It educates around 900 pupils[2]

Not to be confused with The Westgate School, Winchester, a comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire.

The Westgate School
Address
Cippenham Lane Cippenham Slough , Berkshire , SL1 5AH UK
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	"Equipped for life"
Religious affiliation(s)	Various
Established	September 1958
Local authority	Slough
Specialist	Business and Enterprise College
Department for Education URN	110105 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1081
Colour(s)	Green, Red, Blue, Yellow
Website	http://www.westgate.slough.sch.uk/

The school's most recent Ofsted report, from March 2014, judged the school to be 'Outstanding'.[2] Previous inspections in 2004 and 2008 judged the school to be 'Good', describing the school as 'a very good school where extremely positive attitudes to learning are fostered and pupils achieve to their full potential'[3] and in 2008 as 'a good school with many outstanding features' [4]

The school celebrated its 60th anniversary on 27 September 2018, and the John Kirk academy has celebrated 5 prosperous years of existence.

References

1. DFES performance tables
2. The Westgate School, Ofsted report, 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
3. Ofsted Report - The Westgate School, Slough Accessed 4 June 2007
4. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=310211&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\110\\s5_110105_20080310.pdf