St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bury
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Bury for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bridge Road, Bury, BL9 0TZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 1,027 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Most pupils feel happy and safe at this school.”
- “They told inspectors that it is a welcoming place where it is easy to make friends.”
- “Pupils have trusting relationships with staff and are confident that their concerns will be taken seriously.”
To improve
- “This means that leaders do not routinely check how well pupils in key stage 4 can read.”
- “As a result, a small number of older pupils do not get timely support to improve their reading knowledge.”
- “This hinders their access to the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 May 2023 (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) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 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: 150 first-preference applications, 189 offers in total, 149 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2026, as Bury published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Bury Church of England High School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Derby High School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Elton High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazel Wood High School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tottington High School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 2.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Philips High School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published