Westhoughton High School is a secondary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/10/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bolton Road, Bolton, BL5 3BZ
Website: http://www.westhoughton-high.org/
Telephone: 01942814122
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Coe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105252

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1248
Number of Boys: 654
Number of Girls: 594

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -0.69 to -0.3
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 160 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.53
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School
Central Drive , Westhoughton BL5 3DU
4out of 4 555 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Washacre Primary School
Clough Avenue , Westhoughton BL5 2NJ
2out of 4 643 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
The Fairways , Westhoughton BL5 3NZ
3out of 4 737 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Molyneux Road , Westhoughton BL5 3HP
3out of 4 911 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Gates Primary School
Bristle Hall Way , Westhoughton BL5 3QA
3out of 4 1,124 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road , Westhoughton BL5 3BZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Aspire Hub, Bolton
Dalton House , 33 Leigh Road BL5 2JE
- not rated 194 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.