Bury Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 148866
- Address
- Haslam Brow, BL9 0TS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 827 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 73.2%
African 6.5%
Mixed 5.9%
Pakistani 5.1%
Other White 3.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 165 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Bury Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 145
- From another Local Authority
- 90
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 76 82 |
| Year 8 | 171 84 87 |
| Year 9 | 162 82 80 |
| Year 10 | 169 74 95 |
| Year 11 | 167 75 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.8% 3.0% |