Tottington High School
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Tottington High School is a converter academy in Bury for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 811 pupils and room for 975. About 30 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 3 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2024.
Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY01204 882327tottington.bury.sch.ukMrs L Jaunbocus-Cooper headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 14 May 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 30 November 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
189 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019† | 2018† | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 189 | 188 | 180 | 170 | 183 | 162 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 34.9 | 40.4 | 41.2 | 44.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 43.3 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.65 | -0.63 | -0.62 | -0.73 | -0.82 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 23% | 38% | 34% | 45% | 32% | 30% | 38% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 47% | 61% | 61% | 67% | 60% | 51% | 62% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 2.99 | 3.53 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.58 | 3.54 | 3.78 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 9% | 12% | 17% | 12% | 74% | 28% | 30% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 25.8 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 31.4 | 30.4 | 27.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 38.7 | 43.7 | 44.4 | 47.5 | 42.4 | 42.9 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 27.9 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 20.5 | 14.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 53.1 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 48.7 | 55.1 | – | – |
† These results are for Tottington High School, the school this one replaced in November 2018. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 17 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Religious Studies (19% here, 60% across England), Computer Science (19% here, 56% across England), Physical Education (22% here, 56% across England), English Literature (27% here, 58% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 186 | 6% | 31% | 57% | 53% | 2,921 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 186 | 9% | 30% | 50% | 54% | 3,033 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 181 | 5% | 27% | 48% | 58% | 3,123 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 151 | 1% | 27% | 45% | 36% | 2,156 of 3,084 |
| History | 111 | 6% | 23% | 36% | 52% | 2,994 of 3,126 |
| Geography | 60 | 8% | 42% | 52% | 51% | 2,006 of 3,116 |
| Art and Design | 49 | 14% | 43% | 67% | 58% | 2,131 of 2,818 |
| Biology | 31 | 19% | 71% | 90% | 82% | 1,966 of 2,570 |
| Chemistry | 30 | 20% | 57% | 83% | 81% | 2,255 of 2,537 |
| Physics | 30 | 23% | 73% | 90% | 82% | 1,850 of 2,546 |
| Business | 28 | 4% | 36% | 57% | 51% | 1,316 of 1,806 |
| Computer Science | 26 | 4% | 19% | 39% | 56% | 1,771 of 1,861 |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 12% | 19% | 35% | 60% | 1,810 of 1,825 |
| German | 25 | 16% | 64% | 76% | 63% | 291 of 571 |
| Statistics | 18 | 17% | 89% | 100% | 51% | – |
| Physical Education | 18 | 0% | 22% | 39% | 56% | – |
| Music | 10 | 0% | 20% | 30% | 61% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
About 104 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (123 offers for 195 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 195 | 123 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 177 pupils, for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bury with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (78), Specific learning difficulty (25), language and communications needs (23), Moderate learning difficulty (17), Autistic spectrum disorder (15), Hearing impairment (6).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 811 | 875 | 935 | 919 | 912 | 916 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 30% | 29% | 27% | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 11% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 12.3% | 13.0% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 4.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.8% | 7.0% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 37.4% | 38.1% | 40.9% | 38.9% | 18.4% | 21.9% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 121.4 | 76.2 | 52.1 | 34.7 | 28.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 180 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 75%, compared with 94% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 89% | 92% | 94% | 91% |
| Education | 83% | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% |
| Work | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% |
| Not in education, work or training | 7% | 6% | 5% | 8% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elton High School | Council | 0.9 miles | 1,017 | Report card 2026 | 31 | Compare |
| Woodhey High School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,111 | No overall grade 2025 | 70 | Compare |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,027 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Bury Church of England High School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 802 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| The Derby High School | Academy | 2.4 miles | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Bolton St Catherine's Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 1,003 | No overall grade 2025 | 10 | Compare |
| Hazel Wood High School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 671 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| Canon Slade School | Academy | 3.0 miles | 1,724 | No overall grade 2024 | 76 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Tottington High School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Tottington High School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorside High School | Academy | 7.2 miles | 1,129 | Report card 2026 | 23 | Compare |
| Ellesmere Park High School | Academy | 8.3 miles | 818 | Good 2023 | 48 | Compare |
| St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 11.3 miles | 688 | Requires improvement 2024 | 16 | Compare |
| Lowton Church of England High School | Foundation | 12.8 miles | 814 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Southlands High School | Academy | 13.0 miles | 821 | Requires improvement 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Culcheth High School | Council | 13.0 miles | 1,164 | Good 2022 | 50 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 3 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 3% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 2 to 4. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | below | -0.16 | 2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 189 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | well below | -0.43 | Ofsted grade, 2.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well below | -0.24 | DfE progress measure; 189 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.19 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.19 | 2024/25; 923 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well below | -0.18 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 189 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 5% | below | -0.02 | 180 pupils |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Tottington High School a good school?
The figures are weak. Tottington High School scores 3 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 0% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 2 to 4, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Tottington High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tottington High School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 14 May 2024.
How good are Tottington High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 23% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 34.9, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Tottington High School have?
811 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 975 places, so it is 83% full.
Is Tottington High School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 104 places were empty in 2024/25 (11% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Tottington High School?
Pupils were in school 87.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 37% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Tottington High School?
The average class had 26.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Tottington High School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, hearing impairment, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Tottington High School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship; 89% of 2022/23 leavers were still in education, work or training six months on.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY
- Telephone
- 01204 882327
- Website
- www.tottington.bury.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Jaunbocus-Cooper
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Shaw Education Trust (31 schools)
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Tottington
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 146529 · LAESTAB 3514020 · UKPRN 10081643
- Formerly
- Tottington High School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Bury council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.