Westhoughton West

Summary

Westhoughton West (E02001014) is part of Bolton local authority (view on map). Westhoughton West has an approximate population of 8,400 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Westhoughton West neighbours Horwich East, Westhoughton East, Westhoughton Daisy Hill, New Springs, and Hindley West.

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  • 8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Westhoughton West is the 19th least deprived area in Bolton (out of 35) with 46% of children living in low-income families, compared to 48% across Bolton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Westhoughton West, 31% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 30% in Bolton and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Westhoughton West % in Bolton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 31% 30% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 69% 70% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Westhoughton West, 23% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bolton, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

8% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Westhoughton West % in Bolton % in England
No special educational needs 78% 81% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 13% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 8.0% 6.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Westhoughton West, 17% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Bolton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Westhoughton West % in Bolton % in England
White 83% 53% 67%
Asian 6.0% 29% 14%
Black 4.0% 9.0% 7.0%
Mixed 5.0% 5.0% 7.0%
Other 2.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Not known – 1.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Westhoughton West with English as an additional language is 10%, compared with 31% in Bolton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Westhoughton West % in Bolton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 10% 31% 22%
Known or believed to be English 90% 69% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Westhoughton West has 6 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Westhoughton West
All childcare providers 6
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Westhoughton West, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Westhoughton West so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Children's welfare and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Westhoughton West so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Westhoughton West. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 1 0 0 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 1 0 1 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 1 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Westhoughton West has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Westhoughton West
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Westhoughton West since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Westhoughton West has no independent schools.

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