Secondary
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1017 of 1000 places
- Local authority
- Bury
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
37%
44.3
9th of 11 by our score, among the secondary schools in Bury we can score - 19 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 |
| Entered the EBacc | 17% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 41% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.22 |
| 22/23 | -0.50 |
| 23/24 | -0.24 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.6 |
| 22/23 | 43.0 |
| 23/24 | 45.8 |
| 24/25 | 44.3 |
Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Bury admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jonathan Wilton
- Address
- Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
- Telephone
- 01617631434