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Faith schools in Westhoughton

All 5 faith schools in Westhoughton.

5 schools in Westhoughton

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  1. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 3DU · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results above the Westhoughton faith schools average.

    57 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school74%

    Westhoughton faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Westhoughton faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    417
    View school Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
  2. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 3HP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Westhoughton faith schools average.

    28 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Westhoughton faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Westhoughton faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    239
    View school St Thomas CofE Primary School
  3. St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 3NZ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results below the Westhoughton faith schools average.

    39 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Westhoughton faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Westhoughton faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    210
    View school St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
  4. St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

    Bolton, BL5 2JU · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Westhoughton faith schools average.

    40 first choices, 50 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Westhoughton faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Westhoughton faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    445
    View school St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
  5. St George's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 2FB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Westhoughton faith schools average.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Westhoughton faith schools 68%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Westhoughton faith schools about 9
    Pupils
    247
    View school St George's CofE Primary School
The big picture

How Westhoughton's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Westhoughton 68%England 62%St George's CofE Primary School: 60%St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School: 63%St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill: 65%Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School: 74%St Thomas CofE Primary School: 78%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Westhoughton

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Westhoughton average 4.4%St Thomas CofE Primary School: 3.9%St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School: 3.9%Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School: 4.5%St George's CofE Primary School: 4.5%St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill: 5.1%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Westhoughton

Ofsted grades in Westhoughton

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 3 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Westhoughton

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    5 of the 5 faith schools in Westhoughton have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Westhoughton, explained

There are 5 faith schools in Westhoughton, teaching 1,558 children. 5 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

68.2% of pupils in Westhoughton faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 60% to 78%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

11.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,612 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Westhoughton?
There are 5 faith schools in Westhoughton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Westhoughton?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Westhoughton on Eduscope are Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, St Thomas CofE Primary School and St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Westhoughton?
Westhoughton has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Westhoughton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Westhoughton faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Westhoughton is 23:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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