St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Bury
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JH
- 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
- 1,032 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils’ experience of school has been transformed since the last inspection.”
- “Pupils and staff value highly the positive shift in culture that has been fostered across all areas of school life.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers are less certain about how to make appropriate adaptations to activities which enable all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have lower rates of attendance, to learn the curriculum successfully.”
- “However, this is not always the case for some disadvantaged pupils and for some pupils with SEND.”
- “This is having a negative effect on the achievement of some of these pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2025 (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) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.4 | 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: 168 first-preference applications, 192 offers in total, 167 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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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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.
- Manchester Mesivta School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Heys School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Parrenthorn High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Philips High School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 2.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Derby High School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published