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Bury College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBury
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

Bury College is a further education in Bury for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BG0161 280 8280Mr Charlie Deane principalAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,983 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC28.7 points per entry
A level progress-0.21Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better5%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished75%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,9831,9081,7991,7713,6924,088
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry28.7327.4725.1233.3325.7523.56
Average A level gradeCC-C-C+C-D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS25.6426.3524.7033.4525.4624.23
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects5%4%3%8%2%1%
A level progressA level value added-0.21-0.35-0.10-0.25
Applied general courses: points per entry26.7626.2327.5531.16
T levels: points per entry23.8023.5324.8230.33
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed75%81%77%87%89%91%

A level subjects

20 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Graphics89%A* to B, England 65% · 18 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology90Biology57Mathematics52Business Studies45Chemistry41Sociology31Accounting and Finance29History24Economics23English Literature22Physics22English Language20Computer Science19Graphics18Media / Film / TV Studies17Art and Design15Film Studies14Geography12Drama and Theatre Studies6Photography5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology90 entries · 9% A* or A · 99% passed
29%England 46%
Biology57 entries · 7% A* or A · 97% passed
23%England 49%
Mathematics52 entries · 31% A* or A · 92% passed
48%England 60%
Business Studies45 entries · 2% A* or A · 100% passed
24%England 47%
Chemistry41 entries · 7% A* or A · 98% passed
34%England 53%
Sociology31 entries · 3% A* or A · 100% passed
23%England 49%
Accounting and Finance29 entries · 7% A* or A · 97% passed
35%England 37%
History24 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 55%
Economics23 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 57%
English Literature22 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed
46%England 52%
Physics22 entries · 5% A* or A · 86% passed
23%England 51%
English Language20 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
45%England 44%
Computer Science19 entries · 5% A* or A · 90% passed
21%England 46%
Graphics18 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
89%England 65%
Media / Film / TV Studies17 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed
24%England 46%
Art and Design15 entries · 7% A* or A · 93% passed
7%England 60%
Film Studies14 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
36%England 57%
Geography12 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 51%
Drama and Theatre Studies6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 54%
Photography5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 58%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bury council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,643 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training69%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 73% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training48%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship8%England 6%
Higher technical course4%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 47% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training69%74%73%
Education32%36%37%
Apprenticeship8%7%7%1%
Work30%32%28%
Not in education, work or training23%21%22%

The area around the school

Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£248,905Bury
Nearest bus stop70 mTrinity Street, 40 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolAcademy150 m229Good 202322Compare
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy260 mNo overall grade 2024Compare
Bury Grammar SchoolsIndependent (grammar)480 m1,234Not inspectedCompare
Holy Cross CollegeFurther education600 mNot inspectedCompare
Bury Church of England High SchoolAcademy670 m802Report card 202655Compare
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy670 m1,027Good 202340Compare
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England700 m465Good 202340Compare
St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles459Good 202466Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Bury College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bury College yet.

How many pupils does Bury College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BG
Telephone
0161 280 8280
Principal
Mr Charlie Deane
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Bury
Ward
Redvales
Constituency
Bury North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130498 · LAESTAB 3518000 · UKPRN 10001005

Where these figures come from