Schools in Bury

70 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bury

Primary

• Offered their first choice 91.4%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.8% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.0%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 1,901

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.6 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.8%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,275 places for 1,901 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 90.7%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 84.3% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 98.2%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 2,233

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 90.7% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 84.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,444 places for 2,233 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Bury by first preferences per place
• Schools in BL0 (7)
• Schools in BL8 (15)
• Schools in BL9 (20)
• Schools in M25 (13)
• Schools in M26 (11)
• Schools in M45 (9)
• What data we hold