Woodhey High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jul 15 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 148097
- Address
- Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, BL0 9QZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1102 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 5.9%
Pakistani 1.7%
African 0.9%
Other White 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 216 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 215 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Woodhey High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 262
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 113 109 |
| Year 8 | 228 114 114 |
| Year 9 | 214 99 115 |
| Year 10 | 222 111 111 |
| Year 11 | 216 112 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.8% 3.0% |