Westholme School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 18 y.o.
Type
Independent schools
Funding
Independent school
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Unique reference
119826
Address
Wilmar Lodge, Meins Road, BB2 6QU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
731 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
44.9%
Girls
55.1%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
0%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 0%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.1
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46

EBacc average point score

School 3.88
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.09
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award3
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE4
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE15
Art & DesignGCSE3
BiologyGCSE24
Business Studies:SingleGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE23
ChineseGCSE2
Classical CivilisationGCSE8
Year 2024-2025

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