Schools in Bury
82 state-funded schools, 28,639 pupils. 86.1% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 2 schools are awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Bury?
Bury has 82 state-funded schools teaching 28,639 pupils. 62 primary, 14 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Bury are Good or Outstanding?
86.1% of the 79 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Bury are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 63 Good. 8 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Bury are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Bury: Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy, Elms Bank, St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury, Millwood Primary Special School, Hoyle Nursery School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls AcademyPrimary450Outstanding 2024
- Elms BankSpecial344Outstanding 2023
- St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryPrimary250Outstanding 2023
- Millwood Primary Special SchoolSpecial174Outstanding 2023
- Hoyle Nursery SchoolNursery93Outstanding 2014
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 62 | 61 | 90.2% |
| Secondary | 14 | 13 | 69.2% |
| Special | 4 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Bury
Showing 20 of 82 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodhey High School | Secondary | 1,102 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,066 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,053 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Parrenthorn High School Grade inherited from previous URN 105358 | Secondary | 1,033 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Elton High School | Secondary | 1,025 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Unsworth Academy | Secondary | 968 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Derby High School | Secondary | 951 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tottington High School | Secondary | 875 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Philips High School Grade inherited from previous URN 105360 | Secondary | 872 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bury Church of England High School | Secondary | 827 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hazel Wood High School | Secondary | 720 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Heys School | Secondary | 569 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Higher Lane Primary School | Primary | 512 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
East Ward Community Primary School | Primary | 476 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 470 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Primary | 450 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy | Primary | 450 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy | Primary | 438 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park View Primary School | Primary | 436 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heaton Park Primary School | Primary | 418 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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