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
- 1354 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 87.6%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
African 1.1%
Indian 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.3
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.63
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 14 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 82 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 73 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 246 |
Admissions
Westhoughton High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 96
Offers
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 139 141 |
| Year 8 | 276 139 137 |
| Year 9 | 265 133 132 |
| Year 10 | 264 139 125 |
| Year 11 | 269 138 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 44.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 16.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 22.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% |