Westhoughton High School
Community secondary school in Bolton (Bolton).
Attainment 8
40.2
▼ 6.0 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
36.7%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.9%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.0%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.6%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
99%
1,342 / 1,350 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 06-10-2026.- Maintained by
- Bolton (local council)
- Type of school
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- Local council
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 14 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Bolton has 146 schools on the register, including 5 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
- Staff and buildings
- The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
- Admissions
- The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
- Governance
- A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.