Our School
Westgate School is situated in the west of Otley, a traditional West Yorkshire market town only about 8 miles from Leeds city centre. Westgate is a one-form entry primary school which means that there is one class for every year group, from Reception to Year 6. All 7 classes have a maximum of 30 children in each and every class teacher is supported by a teaching assistant.
We occasionally have places available for families moving to the area - please enquire through the school office if you are interested in knowing more. We have 2 Nursery classes - morning and afternoon. We are also able to offer what is known as ‘flexible provision’. The children attend for 2½ consecutive days, either all day Monday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday morning or Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday and Friday. These places are limited for each session and are usually allocated on the basis of need such as a family where both parents work at the beginning or end of the week. These children are provided with a lunch on their full days, for which three is a small charge If there are places available children can join the nursery soon after they are three. Parents are invited to put their children’s names on our waiting list at any time. Admissions to the Reception Class are dealt with by Education Leeds Admissions Department and parents will be contacted about this during the Autumn Term of the academic year before they are due to start compulsory education. Once in the Reception Class children can stay until they transfer to high school (usually Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley) at age 11. The parents, staff and children all work closely together and there is a real whole school family feel.
The idea for our logo came from one of our pupils and depicts our mission statement - Striving for Excellence, Caring for Children. It shows two children following the path to excellence, but because we have close links with the local community, the picture also shows the River Wharfe and the Chevin, the hill which overlooks the town. We take part in various Otley events every year such as the Carnival and Victorian Fair and support the local children’s hospice with weekly donations from our families and regular special events. We all love our logo and use it on our uniform, on all our letters and on our signs.
We occasionally have places available for families moving to the area - please enquire through the school office if you are interested in knowing more. We have 2 Nursery classes - morning and afternoon. We are also able to offer what is known as ‘flexible provision’. The children attend for 2½ consecutive days, either all day Monday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday morning or Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday and Friday. These places are limited for each session and are usually allocated on the basis of need such as a family where both parents work at the beginning or end of the week. These children are provided with a lunch on their full days, for which three is a small charge If there are places available children can join the nursery soon after they are three. Parents are invited to put their children’s names on our waiting list at any time. Admissions to the Reception Class are dealt with by Education Leeds Admissions Department and parents will be contacted about this during the Autumn Term of the academic year before they are due to start compulsory education. Once in the Reception Class children can stay until they transfer to high school (usually Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley) at age 11. The parents, staff and children all work closely together and there is a real whole school family feel.
The idea for our logo came from one of our pupils and depicts our mission statement - Striving for Excellence, Caring for Children. It shows two children following the path to excellence, but because we have close links with the local community, the picture also shows the River Wharfe and the Chevin, the hill which overlooks the town. We take part in various Otley events every year such as the Carnival and Victorian Fair and support the local children’s hospice with weekly donations from our families and regular special events. We all love our logo and use it on our uniform, on all our letters and on our signs.
Gallery - please click to view
Otley Chevin in Winter (170KB)
Childrens's Play Area at Wharfemeadows Park (238KB)
Cobbled Street in Otley Town Centre (154KB)
The Jubilee Clock on the Market Square (60KB)
Otley Farmers Market (100KB)
Weir on the River Wharfe (81KB)
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Our Vision and Aims
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Westgate Out Of School Hours (WOOSH)
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