Schools in Bury

70 schools with published admissions figures

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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

In 2026, families in Bury lodged 254 appeals about a school place.

125 of them were heard by a panel and 37 succeeded, which is about 30 in every 100 heard.

The other 129 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

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.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Manchester Mesivta School Prestwich	1.05	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Parrenthorn High School Manchester	1.10	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Philips High School Manchester	0.92	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Bury	0.79	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Manchester	0.88	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Elton High School Bury	1.32	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Heys School Manchester	0.76	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Tottington High School Bury	0.59	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Unsworth Academy Bury	0.96	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Woodhey High School Bury	1.22	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

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)
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