Academy converter · Bury

Tottington High School

11–16Ages
811Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146529URN

Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Bury median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bury

310 applications for 117 places · 4th of 12 in Bury

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.9of 90

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

10th of 12 in Bury

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Good

Inspection history

14 May 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Bury median (2.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

310 applications · 117 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.7; Bury median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Bury median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Bury median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Bury median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Bury median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Bury median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Bury median median 1.2
2018 2.2; Bury median median 1.0; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Bury median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Tottington High School (URN 105357), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	117	310	2.7	69	0.59
Sep 2025	153	337	2.2	99	0.65
Sep 2024	174	322	1.9	85	0.49
Sep 2023	188	408	2.2	100	0.53
Sep 2022	183	398	2.2	114	0.62
Sep 2021	185	338	1.8	71	0.38
Sep 2020	191	451	2.4	96	0.50
Sep 2019	203	407	2.0	76	0.37
Sep 2018 *	188	417	2.2	71	0.38
Sep 2017 *	196	430	2.2	97	0.49
Sep 2016 *	205	440	2.2	101	0.49
Sep 2015 *	192	475	2.5	131	0.68
Sep 2014 *	183	422	2.3	122	0.67

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

173 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.910th of 12 in Bury

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths27%9th of 12 in Bury

Bury 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Bury 59% England 66%

This school
Bury median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.65

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	173	38.9	27%	51%	–
2024/25	189	34.9	23%	47%	–
2023/24	188	40.4	38%	61%	−0.65
2022/23	180	41.2	34%	61%	−0.63

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Tottington High SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
The Elton High School
1.4 km · Bury

2026

2.7applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Woodhey High School
2.5 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
3.3 km · Bury

Good2023

2.1applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Bury Church of England High School
3.7 km · Bury

2026

3.5applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
The Derby High School
3.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2023
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
4.1 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 36.9Attainment 8
Hazel Wood High School
4.7 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Canon Slade School
4.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 54.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146529 · 351/4020
Trust: The Shaw Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 975 pupils · 811 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Tottington High School (URN 105357)
Address: Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources