It serves an area on the south east edge of Sheffield where many people now work in service industries and where levels of prosperity range from above to below average.

[3] On 1 December 2019 Westfield joined Chorus Education Trust, led by Silverdale School in Sheffield.

A new headteacher, Mr Joe Birkbeck, was appointed, who introduced a number of initiatives, such as a new behaviour system and extra lessons for GCSE students.

[4] The new school, situated on Eckington Road behind the Waterthorpe Supertram Stop in Sothall, is roughly two miles from its predecessor.

On 1 May 2007, the new school campus was officially opened by Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, who, at the time, was Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The school has dedicated accommodation for special educational needs and also includes an Integrated Resource Unit for students with moderate learning difficulties.

In October 2019 this was converted back into a library, which was officially opened by children's author and comedian, David Baddiel.

This was an 11 percentage point increase on the previous year making the College one of the most improved secondary schools in the City and beyond.