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Bury Church of England High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Haslam Brow, Bury BL9 0TS · burychurch.bury.sch.uk · 0161 797 6236
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.1
- 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
- 802
- 99% of 810 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- 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, 108 families put the school first and 127 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 | 127 | 108 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 158 | 140 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 162 | 129 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 170 | 136 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 136 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.1, and 52.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.42 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105365)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.5 | −3.3 |
| Sixth form college | 29.2 | −11.3 |
| Further education | 57.1 | +10.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | +2.5 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bury Church of England High School on 6 May 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: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 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 | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105365), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105365)
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105365)
Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105365)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 120
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND