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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.

What the data says

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

Bury
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureBuryEngland
Pupils in the cohort2,219607,348
Stayed in education88%86%
— school sixth form2%34%
— sixth form college41%13%
— further education college44%37%
Apprenticeship3%3%
Employment2%3%
No sustained destination5%6%

Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went

One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 225)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Sixth form college: about 122 pupils (54% of 225)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Further education college: about 77 pupils (34% of 225)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 225)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Apprenticeship: about 9 pupils (4% of 225)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → No sustained destination: about 9 pupils (4% of 225)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 213)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Sixth form college: about 117 pupils (55% of 213)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Further education college: about 75 pupils (35% of 213)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Apprenticeship: about 2 pupils (1% of 213)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → Employment: about 6 pupils (3% of 213)St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy → No sustained destination: about 9 pupils (4% of 213)Woodhey High School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 211)Woodhey High School → Sixth form college: about 103 pupils (49% of 211)Woodhey High School → Further education college: about 74 pupils (35% of 211)Woodhey High School → Apprenticeship: about 13 pupils (6% of 211)Woodhey High School → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 211)Woodhey High School → No sustained destination: about 13 pupils (6% of 211)The Elton High School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 196)The Elton High School → Sixth form college: about 65 pupils (33% of 196)The Elton High School → Further education college: about 100 pupils (51% of 196)The Elton High School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 196)The Elton High School → Apprenticeship: about 6 pupils (3% of 196)The Elton High School → Employment: about 10 pupils (5% of 196)The Elton High School → No sustained destination: about 12 pupils (6% of 196)Parrenthorn High School → School sixth form: about 2 pupils (1% of 194)Parrenthorn High School → Sixth form college: about 80 pupils (41% of 194)Parrenthorn High School → Further education college: about 93 pupils (48% of 194)Parrenthorn High School → Apprenticeship: about 4 pupils (2% of 194)Parrenthorn High School → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 194)Parrenthorn High School → No sustained destination: about 8 pupils (4% of 194)Tottington High School → Sixth form college: about 50 pupils (28% of 180)Tottington High School → Further education college: about 97 pupils (54% of 180)Tottington High School → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 180)Tottington High School → Apprenticeship: about 7 pupils (4% of 180)Tottington High School → Employment: about 4 pupils (2% of 180)Tottington High School → No sustained destination: about 13 pupils (7% of 180)Bury Church of England High School → Sixth form college: about 81 pupils (46% of 175)Bury Church of England High School → Further education college: about 82 pupils (47% of 175)Bury Church of England High School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 175)Bury Church of England High School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 175)Bury Church of England High School → No sustained destination: about 5 pupils (3% of 175)The Derby High School → Sixth form college: about 84 pupils (49% of 171)The Derby High School → Further education college: about 74 pupils (43% of 171)The Derby High School → Apprenticeship: about 3 pupils (2% of 171)The Derby High School → Employment: about 2 pupils (1% of 171)The Derby High School → No sustained destination: about 7 pupils (4% of 171)Philips High School → Sixth form college: about 65 pupils (39% of 166)Philips High School → Further education college: about 81 pupils (49% of 166)Philips High School → Apprenticeship: about 5 pupils (3% of 166)Philips High School → Employment: about 3 pupils (2% of 166)Philips High School → No sustained destination: about 7 pupils (4% of 166)Unsworth Academy → Sixth form college: about 53 pupils (33% of 162)Unsworth Academy → Further education college: about 79 pupils (49% of 162)Unsworth Academy → Other education: about 2 pupils (1% of 162)Unsworth Academy → Apprenticeship: about 11 pupils (7% of 162)Unsworth Academy → Employment: about 6 pupils (4% of 162)Unsworth Academy → No sustained destination: about 10 pupils (6% of 162)The Heys School → School sixth form: about 3 pupils (2% of 142)The Heys School → Sixth form college: about 55 pupils (39% of 142)The Heys School → Further education college: about 61 pupils (43% of 142)The Heys School → Employment: about 3 pupils (2% of 142)The Heys School → No sustained destination: about 11 pupils (8% of 142)Hazel Wood High School → Sixth form college: about 24 pupils (19% of 127)Hazel Wood High School → Further education college: about 81 pupils (64% of 127)Hazel Wood High School → Other education: about 1 pupils (1% of 127)Hazel Wood High School → Employment: about 3 pupils (2% of 127)Hazel Wood High School → No sustained destination: about 17 pupils (13% of 127)Manchester Mesivta School → School sixth form: about 28 pupils (93% of 30)St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy: 225 pupilsSt Monica's RC High School, a Vol… 225St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy: 213 pupilsSt Gabriel's RC High School, a Vo… 213Woodhey High School: 211 pupilsWoodhey High School 211The Elton High School: 196 pupilsThe Elton High School 196Parrenthorn High School: 194 pupilsParrenthorn High School 194Tottington High School: 180 pupilsTottington High School 180Bury Church of England High School: 175 pupilsBury Church of England High School 175The Derby High School: 171 pupilsThe Derby High School 171Philips High School: 166 pupilsPhilips High School 166Unsworth Academy: 162 pupilsUnsworth Academy 162The Heys School: 142 pupilsThe Heys School 142Hazel Wood High School: 127 pupilsHazel Wood High School 127Manchester Mesivta School: 30 pupilsManchester Mesivta School 30School sixth form: 41 pupils (2% of Bury’s leavers)Sixth form college: 899 pupils (41% of Bury’s leavers)Sixth form college 899Further education college: 974 pupils (44% of Bury’s leavers)Further education college 974Other education: 9 pupils (0% of Bury’s leavers)Apprenticeship: 65 pupils (3% of Bury’s leavers)Employment: 47 pupils (2% of Bury’s leavers)No sustained destination: 121 pupils (6% of Bury’s leavers)No sustained destination 121
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination

Map of secondary schools in Bury

Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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.

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Bury Church of England High SchoolAcademy converter80293%0%47%3%—49.152%
Hazel Wood High SchoolAcademy sponsor led67183%0%64%0%—35.725%
Manchester Mesivta SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form23393%93%0%0%0%39.330%
Parrenthorn High SchoolAcademy converter1,02590%1%48%2%—44.540%
Philips High SchoolAcademy converter86888%0%49%3%—50.355%
Star Radcliffe AcademyFree schools286———————
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led1,02791%1%35%1%—46.039%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led1,03291%1%34%4%—50.455%
The Derby High SchoolAcademy converter—92%0%43%2%—45.940%
The Elton High SchoolCommunity school1,01785%1%51%3%—44.337%
The Heys SchoolAcademy sponsor led54685%2%43%0%—34.017%
Tottington High SchoolAcademy converter81183%0%54%4%—34.923%
Unsworth AcademyAcademy sponsor led95383%0%49%7%—45.438%
Woodhey High SchoolAcademy converter1,11186%1%35%6%—47.347%

Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)

SchoolPupilsStayed in educationSchool sixth formFE collegeApprenticeshipTo universityAttainment 85+ Eng & maths
Bury Collegecollege · Further education—————25%——
Holy Cross Collegecollege · Further education—————58%——
Bury Grammar Schoolsindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective1,234—————36.90%
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiyaindependent · Other independent school · sixth form383—————43.051%
Cambian Chesham House Schoolspecial · Other independent special school16—————3.00%
Mill School - Buryspecial · Other independent special school · selective65—————23.936%
Elms Bankstate · Academy special converter · sixth form36489%0%15%0%—2.20%

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