Ladybridge High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- 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 attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 30 July 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
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
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 6.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.6 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 257
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
- 694 (52%)
- Girls
- 644 (48%)
- 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- 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
Loading chart
- 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
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bolton Road
Bolton, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105252
- UKPRN
- 10007449
- Establishment No.
- 4031
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