Westhoughton High School
Community school in Bolton, Bolton.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1342 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1350 |
| Free school meals | 23.00% |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Address | Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.westhoughton-high.org/ |
| Telephone | 01942814122 |
| URN | 105252 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 8 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | 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 |
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 May 2023, published 27 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 17 November 2021, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Ladybridge High School (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Atherton High School (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Outwood Academy Hindley (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- The Westleigh School (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- St Joseph's RC High School (secondary school, about 4.3 km)
- Fred Longworth High School (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
- Essa Academy (secondary school, about 4.8 km)
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton (secondary school, about 5.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.