Woodhey High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.909 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Woodhey High School is a secondary school in Bury for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Woodhey 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 | 1.909 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.727 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 3.248 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.638 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.260 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.045 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.750 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 in 2026: the last child offered a place lived 1.909 miles away, the 4th longest of 7 Bury secondary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was further from the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2020, having swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 276 first-choice applications for 226 offers; 221 offers went to first-choice families, and 55 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47.3 (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
- Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 1,111 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025
Strengths
- “The school has been transformed since its last inspection.”
- “Pupils and staff say there has been a palpable change in culture across all areas of school life.”
- “Pupils are now proud to belong to a school that is central to its community.”
To improve
- “However, the impact of this work is variable in a small number of subjects.”
- “This means that gaps in pupils’ knowledge are sometimes not identified or addressed quickly enough.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not get enough opportunities to apply new knowledge sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.3 | 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: 276 first-preference applications, 226 offers in total, 221 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.
- Tottington High School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- The Elton High School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazel Wood High School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Derby High School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 5.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published