Bury Church of England 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
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Bury Church of England High School is a secondary school in Bury for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Bury Church of England 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 108 first-choice applications for 127 offers; 107 offers went to first-choice families, so 1 first-choice family (1%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 49.1 (England 46).
- 80 of the 444 Year 7 applications (18%) in 2026 came from families living outside Bury, and 11 offers went to them.
- 23.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bury is 31.4%.
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
- Haslam Brow, Bury, BL9 0TS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 802 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Bury Church of England High School.”
- “The ‘meet and greet’ helps pupils to start the day positively.”
- “Pupils who are new to the school settle in quickly.”
To improve
- “Some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities do not attend school as regularly as they could.”
- “However, in some cases pupils do not readily recall their prior learning.”
- “This means that, at times, they cannot connect their current and prior learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (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) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 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: 108 first-preference applications, 127 offers in total, 107 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.
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Derby High School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazel Wood High School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Elton High School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 2.1 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Tottington High School 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Philips High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published