Westhoughton High School

Westhoughton High School is a community, comprehensive for boys and girls aged 11–16 with 1000 pupils on roll.^[1] It is located in the small town of Westhoughton just off Bolton Road, to the west of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The current headteacher is Mr P J Hart.^[2]

Westhoughton High School was originally an all-girls school (the boys' school was in Central Drive).

Actress Maxine Peake attended Westhoughton High School.^[3] The achieved 'ood' status in its most recent Ofsted report from 2015. ^[4]

The school has achieved a number of awards including the International School Award, the Inclusive School Award and the Basic Skills Quality Mark."

References

↑ News, Manchester Evening (30 June 2016). "Westhoughton High School".
↑ "Westhoughton High School - Welcome to Westhoughton High School". www.westhoughton-high.org.
↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (16 May 2017). "Who is Maxine Peake? Everything you need to know about the Three Girls star".
↑ "Westhoughton High School - Success and ofsted at Westhoughton high school". www.westhoughton-high.org.

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Schools in Bolton
Secondary schools	Bolton Muslim Girls' School Bolton St Catherine's Academy Bolton UTC Canon Slade School Essa Academy Harper Green School Kearsley Academy Ladybridge High School Little Lever School Mount St Joseph School Rivington and Blackrod High School St James's CE High School St Joseph's RC High School Sharples School Smithills School Thornleigh Salesian College Turton School Westhoughton High School
Independent schools	Bolton School Darul Uloom Bolton
FE & sixth form colleges	Bolton College Bolton Sixth Form College
Defunct	Bolton Wanderers Free School

Coordinates: 53°32′55″N 2°31′02″W / 53.5487°N 2.5173°W / 53.5487; -2.5173

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