Westhoughton High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105252
- Address
- Bolton Road, Westhoughton, BL5 3BZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1338 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.9%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 84.9%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 1.7%
African 1.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 72 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Westhoughton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 93
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 253 137 116 |
| Year 8 | 281 142 139 |
| Year 9 | 275 146 129 |
| Year 10 | 267 134 133 |
| Year 11 | 262 135 127 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |