Philips High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bury
Higher Lane, Manchester, M45 7PH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 14/06/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
868
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
880 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
145 of 146 families who put it first got an offer
166
Places offered
427
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 146 | 145 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 157 | 14 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 120 | 5 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 4 | 1 | ● 25% |
| Total | 427 | 165 | 39% |
Bury lets families list 3 preferences. 22 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- C W Hibbert
- Address
- Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PH
- Phone
- 01613512200
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward / constituency
- Pilkington Park · Bury South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151027
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
868 pupils · 880 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
14 June 2022
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 908 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 61.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 172 | — |
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 | 172 | 20% | 61% | 77% | |
| English Language | 172 | 28% | 63% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 29% | 64% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 10% | 45% | 62% | |
| French | 100 | 29% | 74% | 86% | |
| History | 80 | 30% | 70% | 78% | |
| Geography | 63 | 27% | 60% | 78% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 31% | 67% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 35 | 37% | 74% | 86% | |
| Biology | 31 | 42% | 90% | 94% | |
| Physics | 31 | 45% | 90% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 48% | 87% | 97% |
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.