Westhoughton High School
About the school
Westhoughton High School is an open secondary school in Bolton.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 January 2026
- Published
- 8 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: RSI
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
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 inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 44.4
- Bolton
- 45.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bolton
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 40.50%
- Bolton
- 43.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 60.30%
- Bolton
- 64.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.60%
- Bolton
- 33.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.62
- Bolton
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1338
Girls
48.13%
Boys
51.87%
SEN support
9.27%
Education, health and care plan
2.17%
English as an additional language
5.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.51%
Overall absence
11.14
Persistent absence
31.75
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
247
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%