# Westhoughton High School

Westhoughton High School is a secondary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,342 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E105252. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,342
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105252

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- Inspection: Report card, 27 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Westhoughton High School was 40.2, against 45.2 in Bolton and 46.2 in England.
36.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36.7% | 46.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.6% | 63.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 267 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-roman-catholic-primary-school-e105243): 510 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodland Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-primary-academy-e151024): 590 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2020, before the school changed
- [St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-cofe-primary-school-e105237): 670 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e105234): 830 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Gates Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gates-primary-school-e133926): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eatock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eatock-primary-school-e105202): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/105252)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105252)

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