Tottington High School
Laurel Street, Bury, BL8 3LY
811 pupils · 83% of 975 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 May 2024, published 4 July 2024. 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 | 34.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 22.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.5% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.59 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 117 | 69 | 310 | 98 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 153 | 99 | 337 | 138 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 174 | 85 | 322 | 138 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 188 | 100 | 408 | 162 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 183 | 114 | 398 | 162 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 185 | 71 | 338 | 136 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 191 | 96 | 451 | 191 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 203 | 76 | 407 | 167 |
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
- The Elton High School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Woodhey High School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bury Church of England High School 3.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Derby High School 3.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hazel Wood High School 4.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.