Bury Church of England High School
Academy converter · 802 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.1
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Philips High School
- Pupils on roll
- 868of 880 places
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 172
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 14 June 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Philips High School (URN 105360, until 1 September 2024).
What the data says
Philips High School has no sixth form. Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 39% moved to a sixth form college, 49% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 39% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 58% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.3 against 46.1 across England and 43.4 in Bury, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bury and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Philips High School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 166 | 2,219 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 2% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 39% | 41% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 44% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Philips High School | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.3 | 43.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 39% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 62% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 62% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 36% | 28% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.4 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.0 | 47.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 23% | 17% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 172 | 100% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 77% |
| English Language | 172 | 100% | 89% | 28% | 20% | 77% |
| English Literature | 172 | 100% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 141 | 82% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 62% |
| French | 100 | 58% | 18% | 29% | 29% | 86% |
| History | 80 | 47% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 78% |
| Geography | 63 | 37% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 78% |
| Computer Science | 35 | 20% | 13% | 37% | 30% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 18% | 23% | 48% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 31 | 18% | 23% | 42% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 31 | 18% | 23% | 45% | 46% | 94% |
| Photography | 24 | 14% | 6% | 25% | 19% | 88% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 14% | 7% | 38% | 24% | 96% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 13% | 31% | 59% | 32% | 86% |
| Music | 20 | 12% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| Chinese | 5 | 3% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Urdu | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Spanish | 2 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Drama | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 40 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 37 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 25 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 18 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bury
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Manchester Mesivta School
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Parrenthorn High School
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
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St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.