Ladybridge High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C57
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bolton, BL3 4NG
- Distance
- 3.4km away
Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BZ
Local ranking19th of 20 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Needs attention
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 27 January 2026.
Placed in a category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 267
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1338
- Boys
- 714 (53%)
- Girls
- 628 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (99% full)
- SEND
- 11.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.5%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 9.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 80.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,283/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.3%
- White Other: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
85.3%
White British
2.7%
White Other
1.9%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bolton Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105252
- UKPRN
- 10007449
- Establishment No.
- 4031
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