Tottington High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Tottington High School is a secondary school in Bury for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 May 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Tottington High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 4.08 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 117 offers: 68 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- 49 Year 7 offers in 2026 went to families who ranked it second or lower, and 0.6 first choices per offer was the lowest of 13 Bury secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 23% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 34.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 811 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 14 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are beginning to benefit from the actions that the school and the trust are taking to strengthen the quality of education that they provide.”
- “Most pupils welcome these changes.”
- “They recognise that many aspects of their school experience are improving.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses that have existed in the curriculum, together with some disruption to lessons in the past, have led to some feeling disheartened about their studies.”
- “Some pupils lack the motivation needed to be successful in their learning.”
- “However, inconsistencies in the delivery of the curriculum remain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 23% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 69 first-preference applications, 117 offers in total, 68 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- The Elton High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhey High School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Derby High School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazel Wood High School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 4.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published