Philips High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.384 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Philips High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Philips 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 | 4.384 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.754 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.205 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.642 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.001 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Year 7 2026 place went to a child 4.384 miles away, the 2nd longest of the 7 Bury secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply, most from 2022 to 2023, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 165 first-choice applications for 180 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 15 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 55% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 50.3 (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
- Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 868 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.3 | 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: 165 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 165 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 Heys School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Parrenthorn High School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 1.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Manchester Mesivta School 1.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Derby High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published