Best Secondary Schools in Bury

We checked all 9 secondary schools in Bury and list every one: 7 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
9
Ranked
7
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bury. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bury also has 40 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bury.

Ranked secondary schools in Bury

  1. 1

    Woodhey High School

    Academy, 1,111 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.2%

  2. 2

    Bury Church of England High School

    Academy, 802 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.1%

  3. 3

    St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 1,027 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.5%

  4. 4

    Unsworth Academy

    Academy, 953 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.1%

  5. 5

    The Elton High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,017 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.2%

  6. 6

    Hazel Wood High School

    Academy, 671 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    25.4%

  7. 7

    Tottington High School

    Academy, 811 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    34.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.8%

Secondary schools in Bury without a rank