红色部分为何不是In the west of our school?

West of our school are many barbecue stands, where students like to go after school.



红色部分为何不是In the west of our school啊？还原成正常语序:Many barbecue stands are west of our school，这个非常奇怪耶，烧烤摊是学校西部？



这句话来自一道英语单选题，依据选项也只能选are,其他选项都是第三人称单数形式。但我感觉这个句子还是有点问题，想请教下老师。

west of 在 ... 的西面 New York is west of London. 纽约在伦敦的西面。（摘自《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》p.2382）

West of our school are many barbecue stands, where students like to go after school. =Many barbecue stands are west of our school，where students like to go after school.