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Woodhey High School

Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9QZ ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025

At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Bury. Ofsted inspection (July 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 276 families put it first for 226 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 1,111
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Bury
Academy trust: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Dean Watson
Opened: Oct 2020

School website 01706825215 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 15 Jul 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 216 pupils

Attainment 8

47.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

47.2%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

73.6%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.05

2023/24 · CI -0.14 to 0.24

This school

47.3

Bury

43.4

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 105361), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

226

1st preferences

276

All applications

479

1st prefs per place

1.22

More first choices than places

221 of 276 first-preference applicants were offered a place (80%). 5 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,102

Capacity

1,050

106% full

Girls / boys

51/49

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.7%
English as an additional language0.9%
SEN support11.1%
Education, Health and Care plan4.8%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.