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Whitworth Community High School
Location

Lancashire , OL12 8TS England
Coordinates	53°23′31″N 2°06′15″W / 53.392004°N 2.104204°W / 53.392004; -2.104204
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	Climbing Higher
Local authority	Lancashire County Council
Department for Education URN	119753 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	A Oliver
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	626
Capacity	709 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]

School ethos

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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

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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

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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

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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]

External links

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Whitworth Community High School Web Site wchs.co

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Whitworth Community High School Ofsted inspection report" (PDF). Ofsted. 24 December 2014.
^ "Whitworth Community High School Awards Evening". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Whitworth Community High School Ofsted Section 8 Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 17 December 2015.
^ "Whitworth Community High School Leadership Team". WCHS School Web Site. 8 December 2017.

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Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Rossendale

Transport

East Lancashire Railway Rosso Rawtenstall Corporation Tramways
Heritage railway stations	Irwell Vale Rawtenstall
Disused railway stations	Bacup Britannia Clough Fold Ewood Bridge and Edenfield Facit Haslingden Helmshore Shawforth Stacksteads Stubbins Waterfoot Whitworth

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Rossendale Radio

Politics

Council Council elections 1998 99 2000 02 03 04 06 07 08 10 11 12 14 15
Constituencies: Rossendale By-elections: 1892 1900 04 17 Rossendale and Darwen

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