Bury Church of England High School
Academy converter · 802 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.1
Community school
The Elton High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,017of 1,000 places
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 196
- Ofsted
- Report card, 24 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
What the data says
The Elton High School has no sixth form. Of the 196 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 33% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 33% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.3 against 46.1 across England and 43.4 in Bury, with 37% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 14% of the year group, and 17% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bury and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Elton High School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 196 | 2,219 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 33% | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Elton High School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.3 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 17% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.6 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.4 | 47.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 195 | 99% | 89% | 11% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 195 | 99% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 71% |
| English Literature | 191 | 97% | 86% | 13% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 132 | 67% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 42% |
| History | 108 | 55% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 54% |
| Geography | 98 | 50% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 50% |
| Physics | 58 | 30% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 95% |
| Biology | 58 | 30% | 23% | 33% | 45% | 95% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 30% | 18% | 14% | 20% | 78% |
| Chemistry | 57 | 29% | 23% | 37% | 47% | 100% |
| Photography | 35 | 18% | 6% | 11% | 19% | 89% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 34 | 17% | 8% | 26% | 21% | 85% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 16% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 78% |
| Art and Design | 29 | 15% | 7% | 17% | 24% | 72% |
| French | 27 | 14% | 18% | 48% | 29% | 93% |
| Statistics | 21 | 11% | 5% | 57% | 20% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 10% | 31% | 60% | 32% | 80% |
| Textiles | 18 | 9% | 2% | 17% | 27% | 67% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 9% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 89% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 9% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 76% |
| Music | 13 | 7% | 5% | 46% | 33% | 92% |
| Urdu | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 16 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bury
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.7
Manchester Mesivta School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 233 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
Parrenthorn High School
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Philips High School
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88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.3
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,027 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.