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Schools in Bury[1]

Local authority district E08000002 · 89 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 120 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure Most deprived 20% Second Middle Fourth Least deprived 20%
Income 24%[4] 22%[4] 16%[4] 20%[4] 18%[4]
Employment 26%[4] 21%[4] 22%[4] 23%[4] 9%[4]
Education and skills 17%[4] 22%[4] 21%[4] 18%[4] 23%[4]
Health and disability 24%[4] 28%[4] 23%[4] 23%[4] 3%[4]
Crime 30%[4] 25%[4] 14%[4] 22%[4] 9%[4]
Housing and services 4%[4] 8%[4] 24%[4] 31%[4] 33%[4]
Living environment 25%[4] 32%[4] 20%[4] 16%[4] 8%[4]
Children in low-income families 19%[4] 24%[4] 18%[4] 19%[4] 20%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (14)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Bury Church of England High School 11–16[2]
A8 52 2025/26[8]
Hazel Wood High School 11–16[2]
A8 36 2025/26[8]
Manchester Mesivta School 11–18[2]
A8 41 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Parrenthorn High School 11–16[2]
A8 45 2025/26[8]
Philips High School 11–16[2]
A8 46 2025/26[8]
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 11–16[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8]
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 11–16[2]
A8 47 2025/26[8]
Star Radcliffe Academy 11–16[2]
The Derby High School 11–16[2]
The Elton High School 11–16[2]
A8 47 2025/26[8]
The Heys School 11–16[2]
A8 33 2025/26[8]
Tottington High School 11–16[2]
A8 39 2025/26[8]
Unsworth Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[8]
Woodhey High School 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (64)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Butterstile Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Cams Lane Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Chantlers Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 97% 2024/25[10]
Chapelfield Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Chesham Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
Christ Church CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
East Ward Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Elton Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Fairfield Community Primary School 2–11[2]
Gorsefield Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
Greenhill Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Greenmount Primary School 4–11[2]
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
Hazlehurst Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Heaton Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Higher Lane Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Holcombe Brook Primary School 5–11[2]
Hollins Grundy Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Holy Trinity Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
Lowercroft Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Mersey Drive Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Old Hall Primary School 4–11[2]
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 4–11[2]
Park View Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Peel Brow School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Radcliffe Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Ribble Drive Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Sedgley Park Community Primary School 3–11[2]
Springside Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 3–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
St Luke's CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
St Paul's Church of England Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
Summerseat Methodist Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 31% 2024/25[10]
Sunny Bank Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Tottington Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Unsworth Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Wesley Methodist Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Whitefield Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Woodbank Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (2)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Bury Grammar Schools 3–18[2]
AL B 2024/25[9]
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya 11–23[2]
AL B- 2024/25[9]

Special schools and alternative provision (8)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ash Grove School 11–16[2]
Brookhaven School 11–16[2]
Cambian Chesham House School 10–18[2]
Cloughside College 11–19[2]
Elms Bank 11–19[2]
Forestwood School 12–19[2]
Mill School - Bury 7–17[2]
Millwood Primary Special School 2–11[2]

Nursery schools (1)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Hoyle Nursery School 2–4[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.