Whitworth Community High School

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Whitworth Community High School
Location
Whitworth Community High School
Lancashire
,
OL12 8TS

England
Coordinates 53°23′31″N2°06′15″W / 53.392004°N 2.104204°W / 53.392004; -2.104204
Information
Type Community school
MottoClimbing Higher
Local authority Lancashire County Council
Department for Education URN 119753 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherA Oliver
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment626
Capacity709 students
Website http://www.wchs.co

Whitworth Community High School is a secondary school in the village of Whitworth, Rossendale, Lancashire. It is currently designated as "Good" by Ofsted in all categories. [1]

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School ethos

Whitworth Community High School is a smaller high school with around 630 students on role. In their 2014 inspection report the Ofsted team found, "‘This is a school that values individuals, recognising that everyone is different but equal" [1]

Academic achievement

In 2017 73% of students achieved the new headline measure of at least the new GCSE grade 4 in both English and Maths, making Whitworth Community High School the most improved school in Lancashire on this measure. [2]

Inspection results

Whitworth Community High School is designated as ‘Good’ in all categories by Ofsted, following an inspection in December 2014. [1]

Safeguarding was described as ‘exemplary’ by an Ofsted HMI team in December 2015. [3]

School leadership and staffing

Since 2024/25 the head of Whitworth Community High School has been A Oliver.

The senior leadership team comprises the head, a deputy, 4 assistant heads and the School Business Manager. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Whitworth Community High School Ofsted inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. 24 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Whitworth Community High School Awards Evening". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Whitworth Community High School Ofsted Section 8 Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 17 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Whitworth Community High School Leadership Team". WCHS School Web Site. 8 December 2017.


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