Westhoughton High School

Term dates

We haven't checked Bolton's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 221 families put this school as their first choice, and 258 places were offered. 221 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 27 January 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Requires significant improvement

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

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 10 May 2023. Overall: Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

1342 (capacity 1350)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01942814122

Address

Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ

Website

westhoughton-high.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports