Tottington High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bury, Bury
BL8 3LY
Composite score
43.6

Tottington High School at a glance

Located in Bury, Bury, Tottington High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 875 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 34.9 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 5.5 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

23% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 47% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Tottington High School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,000
National rank
#410
In North West
#12
In Bury
Top 94%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
34.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
23%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
47%
% EBacc grade 5+
3%
EBacc average points score
2.99

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 875 % FSM ever-6 29.5% % EAL 10.1% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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