The Elton High School is a secondary school located in Bury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/02/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Walshaw Road, Bury

School Information

Address: Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
Website: http://www.eltonhigh.bury.sch.uk
Telephone: 01617631434
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Wilton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 105354

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1000
Number of Pupils: 1030
Number of Boys: 524
Number of Girls: 506

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.16 Confidence interval -0.35 to 0.02
Of the 193 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 189 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:34%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.08
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Leigh Lane , Elton BL8 2RH
4out of 4 792 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Church Street , Walshaw BL8 3AX
4out of 4 815 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Elton Community Primary School
Alston Street , BL8 1SB
3out of 4 847 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chantlers Primary School
Foulds Avenue , BL8 2SF
3out of 4 911 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tottington Primary School
Moorside Road , Tottington BL8 3HR
- not rated 1,208 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road , BL8 1RN
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY
3out of 4 1,568 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road , BL9 0TZ
- not rated 2,096 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS
3out of 4 2,520 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH
3out of 4 2,609 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury College
Market Street , BL9 0BG
- not rated 2,620 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB
- not rated 2,836 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD
- not rated 1,858 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Excel and Exceed Centre
Buller Street , BL8 2BS
- not rated 1,907 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street , BL9 0HN
- not rated 2,120 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH
- not rated 2,755 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.