Westbury House School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in September 2025
Westbury House School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in September 2025, with inspectors confirming that the school meets all statutory Independent School Standards across every category.
The report highlights the strength of the school’s leadership, the quality of teaching and learning, and the nurturing ethos that underpins pupils’ personal development and wellbeing.
Key Highlights
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A caring, values-led school: Inspectors praised The Westbury Way for promoting kindness, respect and hard work. Pupils were described as polite, confident and welcoming.
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Strong teaching and learning: Lessons are engaging and well-planned, with pupils making good progress across all subjects, including those with SEND or EAL. Early Years provision was also highly commended.
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Excellent personal development: Pupils benefit from a rich PSHE and RHE curriculum, leadership roles across the school and a supportive environment that builds confidence, resilience and inclusivity.
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Vibrant school life: Children enjoy a wide range of clubs, trips and community projects, including fundraising for global causes and environmental initiatives.
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Effective safeguarding: Procedures are robust, staff training is thorough, and pupils feel safe and well supported. Internet filtering systems were strengthened during the inspection.
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Westbury House School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in October 2022 and was awarded the highest possible grade of “Excellent".
Key findings summarise that:
- The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent.
- Pupils have excellent communication skills; they are extremely articulate and achieve notably high levels of attainment in all areas of literacy.
- Pupils’ attitudes to learning are outstanding; they are enthusiastic, keen to learn and highly supportive of each other in aiming to do their best.
- Pupils attain high levels of numeracy and confidently apply their mathematical knowledge and understanding to different situations.
- Pupils use information and communication technology (ICT) competently and effectively to support their learning across the curriculum.
- The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent.
- Pupils develop an excellent understanding of spirituality.
- Pupils make an outstanding contribution to others, the school and community.
- Pupils are highly inclusive, celebrate diversity and show excellent respect for those from cultures different to their own.
- Pupils show a mature sense of moral understanding and responsibility for others.
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