Westhoughton High School

State-Funded School

westhoughton-high-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton WestConstituency

BL5 3BZPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Westhoughton High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bolton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,342 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.62

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,342

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,342
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.