Bolton
Westhoughton High School
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 44.4 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.4
- Attainment 8
- 56%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.64
- Progress 8
- [-0.81, -0.47]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 257 | 44.4 | — | 55.6% | 6.6% | 3.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 267 | 43.1 | -0.64 | 55.4% | 4.9% | 3.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 247 | 43.3 | -0.74 | 57.0% | 15.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 244 | 41.9 | -0.63 | 51.0% | 12.0% | 3.5 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bolton for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 105252 |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Neil Coe |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BL5 3BZ |
| Latest pupils | 257 |
| FSM eligible | 22.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ
http://www.westhoughton-high.org/View local authority page1942814122| DfE number | 4031 |
| UKPRN | 10007449 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 8 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 8 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 27 Jun 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 10 May 2023 |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2023 |