Academy sponsor led · Bury

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

11–16Ages
1,032Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148050URN

Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Bury median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bury

326 applications for 192 places · 11th of 12 in Bury

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

4th of 12 in Bury

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

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

326 applications · 192 places offered · 168 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Bury median median 2.2
2025 1.4; Bury median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Bury median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Bury median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Bury median median 1.2; as the previous school
2018 2.4; Bury median median 1.0; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Bury median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Monica's RC High School (URN 105366), 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	192	326	1.7	168	0.88
Sep 2025	189	271	1.4	156	0.83
Sep 2024	215	293	1.4	170	0.79
Sep 2023	222	308	1.4	182	0.82
Sep 2022	203	350	1.7	196	0.97
Sep 2021	227	372	1.6	210	0.93
Sep 2020 *	226	378	1.7	215	0.95
Sep 2019 *	214	369	1.7	187	0.87
Sep 2018 *	226	539	2.4	317	1.40
Sep 2017 *	226	474	2.1	251	1.11
Sep 2016 *	227	478	2.1	280	1.23
Sep 2015 *	222	469	2.1	293	1.32
Sep 2014 *	211	427	2.0	281	1.33

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

229 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.74th of 12 in Bury

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%3rd of 12 in Bury

Bury 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Bury 59% England 66%

This school
Bury median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	229	46.7	47%	67%	–
2024/25	222	50.4	55%	78%	–
2023/24	215	51.1	59%	78%	+0.21
2022/23	225	48.6	48%	72%	+0.11

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

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Manchester Mesivta School
0.7 km · Bury

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
The Heys School
1.2 km · Bury

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
The King David High School
1.8 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Beis Yaakov High School
2.0 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Parrenthorn High School
2.1 km · Bury

Good2023

2.2applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Abraham Moss Community School
2.6 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Manchester
3.0 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8
Philips High School
3.1 km · Bury

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148050 · 351/4006
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,150 pupils · 1,032 on roll
Free school meals: 24.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2020
Replaced: St Monica's RC High School (URN 105366)
Address: Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JH
Local authority: Bury

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