Secondary
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow, Bury, BL9 0TS
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 802 of 810 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Local authority
- Bury
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 45.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 64.8
- Pupils per adult
- 13.0
- Pupils
- 842
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
February 2020
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
52%
14 points above the Bury average (38% across 11 schools)
49.1
5.8 above the Bury average (43.3 across 11 schools)
5th of 11 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bury we can score - 19 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 |
| Entered the EBacc | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 52% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -0.21 |
| 23/24 | -0.31 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 47.6 |
| 23/24 | 46.0 |
| 24/25 | 49.1 |
Haslam Brow, Bury, BL9 0TS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bury admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Suzanne Wrigley
- Address
- Haslam Brow, Bury, BL9 0TS
- Telephone
- 01617976236