Bury Church of England High School
Academy converter · 802 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.1
Voluntary aided school
Manchester Mesivta School
- Pupils on roll
- 233of 396 places
- Free school meals
- 2.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 43
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 30 January 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Manchester Jewish Grammar School (URN 105370).
What the data says
Of the 30 pupils who finished Year 11 at Manchester Mesivta School in 2023, 93% stayed on in Manchester Mesivta School’s own sixth form (Bury average 2%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 22 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 0% went to university (Bury 38%, England 37%).
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 86% of the year group took it, against 23% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.3 against 46.1 across England and 43.4 in Bury, with 30% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Manchester Mesivta School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 30 | 2,219 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 93% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 7% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Manchester Mesivta School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.3 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 9% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 47.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 5% | 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 | 49 | 100% | 89% | 4% | 20% | 57% |
| Mathematics | 44 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 84% |
| Chemistry | 37 | 86% | 23% | 14% | 47% | 65% |
| Biology | 36 | 84% | 23% | 11% | 45% | 78% |
| Physics | 35 | 81% | 23% | 20% | 46% | 80% |
| English Literature | 34 | 79% | 86% | 0% | 21% | 71% |
| Business Studies | 26 | 60% | 18% | 0% | 20% | 46% |
| History | 17 | 40% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 71% |
| Geography | 15 | 35% | 41% | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| Other Classical Languages | 13 | 30% | 0% | 23% | 54% | 38% |
| Modern Hebrew | 8 | 19% | 0% | 88% | 83% | 100% |
| Combined Science | 5 | 12% | 65% | — | 9% | — |
| French | 3 | 7% | 18% | — | 29% | — |
| Fine Art | 1 | 2% | 9% | — | 28% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 14 | 70% | — |
| Business Studies | 11 | 55% | — |
| Mathematics | 9 | 45% | — |
| Biology | 6 | 30% | — |
| Chemistry | 4 | 20% | — |
| Physics | 2 | 10% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Manchester Mesivta School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 37 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 20 | 1,231 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 26.63 | 33.51 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 6% | 11% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 11 | 55% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 8 | 40% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 35% | 31% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Economics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Geography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bury
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Parrenthorn High School
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Philips High School
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
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St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.4
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.