Secondary schools in Bury

7 secondary schools in Bury, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.

Bury in figures

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Bury first 1,173 times for 1,181 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.97 across the Bury authority's 13 schools. 2 of the 7 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.87 miles (The Elton High School) to 1.91 miles (Woodhey High School).

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Hazel Wood High SchoolGood · BL9 7QT
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyGood · BL9 0TZ
Unsworth AcademyGood · BL9 8LP
Woodhey High SchoolGood · BL0 9QZ
Bury Church of England High SchoolExpected standard · BL9 0TS
The Elton High SchoolExpected standard · BL8 1RN
Tottington High SchoolRequires improvement · BL8 3LY

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Browse by authority: Bury · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.