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The Elton High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Walshaw Road, Bury BL8 1RN · eltonhigh.bury.sch.uk · 0161 763 1434
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bury 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.87 mi
- 1.40 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 3 (other children) · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,017
- 17 over 1,000 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 3 (other children)” went to a home 0.87 mi (1.40 km) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 277 families put the school first and 210 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 210 | 277 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 201 | 264 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 315 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 212 | 316 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 199 | 281 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 3 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.87 mi1.40 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 37.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bury it was 43.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.74 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.4 | −1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 35.7 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 50 | −3.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Elton High School on 24 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 70%
- Replies
- 147
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 26 parents (18%) whose child was bullied
based on 46 parents (31%) with SEND