Bury schools and admissions data

Bury Borough Council has 71 primary schools and 23 secondary schools. 9% of Bury's schools are private schools. 35 state schools in Bury follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 47 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Bury

  1. Outstanding 11
  2. Good 50
  3. Requires Improvement 12
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Bury in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Gorsefield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Radcliffe, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy

    Academy converter • Prestwich, Manchester

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Summerseat Methodist Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Summerseat, Bury

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  4. 4

    St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield

    Voluntary aided school • Whitefield, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Lowercroft Primary School

    Community school • Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Ribble Drive Community Primary School

    Community school • Whitefield, Manchester

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Springside Primary School

    Community school • Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

    Academy converter • Prestwich, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury

    Voluntary aided school • Via Huntley Mount Road, Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Radcliffe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Radcliffe, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Elton Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  13. 13

    Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Radcliffe, Manchester

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  14. 14

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  15. 15

    Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Unsworth, Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Unsworth Primary School

    Academy converter • Unsworth, Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Whitefield Community Primary School

    Community school • Whitefield, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Holy Trinity Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Holcombe, Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Hollins Grundy Primary School

    Community school • Off Hollins Lane, Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Unsworth Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Bury

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School

    Pupil referral unit • Radcliffe

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  3. 3

    St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Prestwich, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  4. 4

    The Heys School

    Academy sponsor led • Prestwich, Manchester

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  5. 5

    Parrenthorn High School

    Community school • Prestwich, Manchester

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Bury

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  7. 7

    Hazel Wood High School

    Academy sponsor led • Bury

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  8. 8

    Woodhey High School

    Academy converter • Ramsbottom, Bury

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    The Elton High School

    Community school • Bury

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Manchester Mesivta School

    Voluntary aided school • Charlton Avenue, Prestwich

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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