Tottington High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bury
Laurel Street, Bury, BL8 3LY
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 14/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.7%
37.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
811
Capacity used
Has space83%
975 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
99 of 99 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
337
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 99 | 99 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 142 | 29 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 95 | 9 | ● 9% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 1 | ● 100% |
| Total | 337 | 138 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Bury lets families list 3 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- L Jaunbocus-Cooper
- Address
- Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY
- Phone
- 01204882327
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward / constituency
- Tottington · Bury North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146529
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
811 pupils · 975 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good - 22
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 923 pupils
Attendance
87.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 34.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 189 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 186 | 6% | 31% | 57% | |
| English Language | 186 | 9% | 30% | 49% | |
| English Literature | 181 | 5% | 27% | 48% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 1% | 26% | 45% | |
| History | 111 | 6% | 23% | 36% | |
| Geography | 60 | 8% | 42% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 14% | 43% | 67% | |
| Biology | 31 | 19% | 71% | 90% | |
| Physics | 30 | 23% | 73% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 20% | 57% | 83% | |
| Business | 28 | 4% | 36% | 57% | |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 19% | 38% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bury council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.