Westhoughton High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Bolton
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bolton Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Westhoughton High School is a secondary school in Bolton for ages 11–16 (community school). Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Westhoughton High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 1 of the 18 other Bolton secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%) and the Attainment 8 score was 44.4 (England 46).
- The 2024/25 GCSE English and maths figure was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bolton that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bolton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Many pupils at Westhoughton High School are keen to learn and behave well.”
- “Leaders have introduced a sensible behaviour strategy and place a strong emphasis on building positive relationships with pupils and creating a welcoming environment.”
- “Breaktimes and lunchtimes are normally calm.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ attendance is too low.”
- “Leaders’ strategies to improve attendance have not yet led to sustained improvement.”
- “This means that too many pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged or who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Ladybridge High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC High School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Essa Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolton Muslim Girls School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- University Collegiate School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James's Church of England High School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published