Bury Church of England High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bury, Bury
BL9 0TS
Composite score
61.4

Bury Church of England High School at a glance

Located in Bury, Bury, Bury Church of England High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 827 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 49.1, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 3.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of secondary schools nationally.

52% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 73% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Bury Church of England 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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#1,037
National rank
#120
In North West
#3
In Bury
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
52%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
73%
% EBacc grade 5+
28%
EBacc average points score
4.42

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 827 % FSM ever-6 22.0% % EAL 7.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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