Bury Church of England High School
Academy converter in Bury, Bury.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 802 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 810 |
| Free school meals | 23.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Address | Haslam Brow, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://burychurch.bury.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01617976236 |
| URN | 148866 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 13 September 2023, published 19 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 26 February 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (secondary school, about 0.4 km)
- The Derby High School (secondary school, about 0.4 km)
- Hazel Wood High School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- The Elton High School (secondary school, about 2.3 km)
- Star Radcliffe Academy (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- Unsworth Academy (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Tottington High School (secondary school, about 3.7 km)
- Philips High School (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.