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St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 1JH · stmonicas.stoccat.org.uk · 0161 773 6436
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bury 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,032
- 90% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 168 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 192 | 168 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 189 | 156 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 215 | 170 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 222 | 182 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 203 | 196 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.4, and 55.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.24 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105366)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 57.2 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 30.2 | +2.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2016/17 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 6 | — | +0.06 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 11 | — | -0.10 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105366)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2016/17 | |
|---|---|
| University | 15 |
| Further and other education | 13 |
| Further education | 11 |
| Other education | 2 |
| Apprenticeship | 13 |
| Employment | 37 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 |
| Activity not captured | 9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105366)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105366), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105366)
Before September 2019
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105366)
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105366)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 88
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (18%) with SEND