Overall Oxbridge
#572
3 ranked schools · +342 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
52
Offers
7
Offer rate13.5%
-8.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bury
The open-air market hall and Victorian civic buildings at the heart of Bury town centre announce a Lancashire mill town that entered Greater Manchester's metropolitan county in 1974 but retains its own identity along the River Irwell. The town traces its industrial chapter to the cotton-spinning mills of the early nineteenth century; Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister and founder of the Metropolitan Police, was born here, commemorated by a monument on Holcombe Hill overlooking the borough. Edenfield and Ramsbottom reach further north. Around 81,000 people live in the town, with the wider borough home to just under 194,000.
Metrolink trams run from Bury station into central Manchester in around 35 minutes on the Bury line. Elton and Unsworth are among the most school-competitive pockets of the borough for primary catchments, drawing families who factor school proximity into their choice of neighbourhood.
40
Primary
schools
7
Secondary
schools
1
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which4sixth forms·23faith·1nurseries57 total
Area Performance
Bury schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 52 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.42/10, +0.04 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
11% Elite
Distribution across all Bury schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Bury vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Bury schools
Top 47%Primaryavg #6,965 of 14,853
Top 57%Secondaryavg #2,170 of 3,824
Top 51%Sixth formavg #1,283 of 2,536
Primary schools: 40 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,965
+3 pts vs medianmedian 7,427
top 47% of 14,853
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.07 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#6,965
+3 pts vs medianmedian 7,427
top 47% of 14,853
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,170
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,912
top 57% of 3,824
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.5
+3.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,170
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,912
top 57% of 3,824
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
42.5
+3.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,283
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,268
top 51% of 2,536
% A*-A at A-Level
31%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
62%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
8.5/10
+0.76 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,283
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,268
top 51% of 2,536
% A*-A at A-Level
31%
+6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
62%
+12 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#197
1 ranked schools · +56 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
26
Offers
4
Offer rate15.4%
+0.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#1,117
3 ranked schools · -344 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
26
Offers
3
Offer rate11.5%
-17.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Bury town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Bury town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Bury town
Local directory
School profiles in Bury
Browse 38 local profile links across primary schools in bury town, secondary schools in bury town and sixth forms in bury town. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
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