Secondary schools in Bury
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Bury has 14 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,219 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 88% stayed in education (England 86%): 2% in a school sixth form, 41% at a sixth form college, 44% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 38% of students in Bury went to university (England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 43.4 against 46.1 for England; 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Bury against England
| Measure | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,219 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (14)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter | 802 | 93% | 0% | 47% | 3% | — | 49.1 | 52% |
| Hazel Wood High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 671 | 83% | 0% | 64% | 0% | — | 35.7 | 25% |
| Manchester Mesivta SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 233 | 93% | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39.3 | 30% |
| Parrenthorn High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,025 | 90% | 1% | 48% | 2% | — | 44.5 | 40% |
| Philips High SchoolAcademy converter | 868 | 88% | 0% | 49% | 3% | — | 50.3 | 55% |
| Star Radcliffe AcademyFree schools | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,027 | 91% | 1% | 35% | 1% | — | 46.0 | 39% |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1,032 | 91% | 1% | 34% | 4% | — | 50.4 | 55% |
| The Derby High SchoolAcademy converter | — | 92% | 0% | 43% | 2% | — | 45.9 | 40% |
| The Elton High SchoolCommunity school | 1,017 | 85% | 1% | 51% | 3% | — | 44.3 | 37% |
| The Heys SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 546 | 85% | 2% | 43% | 0% | — | 34.0 | 17% |
| Tottington High SchoolAcademy converter | 811 | 83% | 0% | 54% | 4% | — | 34.9 | 23% |
| Unsworth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 953 | 83% | 0% | 49% | 7% | — | 45.4 | 38% |
| Woodhey High SchoolAcademy converter | 1,111 | 86% | 1% | 35% | 6% | — | 47.3 | 47% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 25% | — | — |
| Holy Cross Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 58% | — | — |
| Bury Grammar Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,234 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.9 | 0% |
| Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiyaindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 383 | — | — | — | — | — | 43.0 | 51% |
| Cambian Chesham House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 0% |
| Mill School - Buryspecial · Other independent special school · selective | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 23.9 | 36% |
| Elms Bankstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 364 | 89% | 0% | 15% | 0% | — | 2.2 | 0% |