The Elton High School
Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
1,017 pupils · 102% of 1,000 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 5 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 17.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 210 | 277 | 575 | 210 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 201 | 264 | 558 | 201 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 202 | 315 | 640 | 202 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 212 | 316 | 637 | 212 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 199 | 281 | 613 | 199 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 200 | 294 | 635 | 200 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 200 | 324 | 720 | 200 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 200 | 371 | 670 | 200 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Tottington High School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bury Church of England High School 2.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Derby High School 2.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hazel Wood High School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodhey High School 3.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.