Bury Church of England High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 14 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
- 842 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 73.6%
Mixed 5.8%
African 5.8%
Pakistani 5.1%
Other White 3.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.31
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Bury Church of England High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 181
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 97
Offers
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 8 | 166 84 82 |
| Year 9 | 173 75 98 |
| Year 10 | 165 75 90 |
| Year 11 | 163 76 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 39.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 1.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 44.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |