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Woodhey High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9QZ · woodhey.bury.sch.uk · 01706 825215
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bury 43.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.91 mi
- 3.07 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 3 (other children) · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,111
- 61 over 1,050 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
- First language not English
- 1%
- 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 1.91 mi (3.07 km) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 276 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 80% 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 | 226 | 276 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 224 | 262 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 220 | 212 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 232 | 245 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 220 | 222 | 1▲ | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 3 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.91 mi3.07 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 47.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105361)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.9 | −1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 46.3 | +1.9 |
| Further education | 42.5 | +1.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Woodhey High School on 15 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105361), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105361)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105361)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (336 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 336
- 30% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 97 parents (29%) with SEND