Academy converter · Bury

Parrenthorn High School

11–16Ages
1,025Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151969URN

Heywood Road, Manchester, M25 2BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Bury median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bury

451 applications for 210 places · 7th of 12 in Bury

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.4of 90

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

6th of 12 in Bury

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Bury median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

451 applications · 210 places offered · 230 named it first

2026 2.2; Bury median median 2.2
2025 2.0; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2024 2.0; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2023 2.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Bury median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Bury median median 1.2; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Bury median median 1.0; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Bury median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Parrenthorn High School (URN 105358), 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	210	451	2.2	230	1.10
Sep 2025 *	202	410	2.0	197	0.98
Sep 2024 *	205	406	2.0	214	1.04
Sep 2023 *	207	404	2.0	200	0.97
Sep 2022 *	205	382	1.9	185	0.90
Sep 2021 *	195	418	2.1	167	0.86
Sep 2020 *	208	479	2.3	243	1.17
Sep 2019 *	210	501	2.4	268	1.28
Sep 2018 *	201	502	2.5	209	1.04
Sep 2017 *	166	527	3.2	274	1.65
Sep 2016 *	166	508	3.1	281	1.69
Sep 2015 *	159	488	3.1	249	1.57
Sep 2014 *	172	453	2.6	242	1.41

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

203 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.46th of 12 in Bury

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%5th of 12 in Bury

Bury 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths64%

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.)	203	45.4	44%	64%	–
2024/25 *	198	44.5	40%	60%	–
2023/24 *	204	49.2	51%	71%	+0.21
2022/23 *	194	48.8	49%	68%	+0.10

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

Parrenthorn High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
The Heys School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Unsworth Academy
2.0 km · Bury

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Philips High School
2.4 km · Bury

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Our Lady's RC High School
3.1 km · Manchester

2025

2.8applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
Edgar Wood Academy
3.2 km · Rochdale

2026

2.6applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Manchester
3.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 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: 151969 · 351/4022
Trust: Vision Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,050 pupils · 1,025 on roll
Free school meals: 29.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2025
Replaced: Parrenthorn High School (URN 105358)
Address: Heywood Road, Manchester, M25 2BW
Local authority: Bury

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