Philips High School
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Academy converter in Manchester, M45 7PH, taking ages 11 to 16, 868 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Philips High School lived 4.384 miles away, according to Bury. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 4.384 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 868 pupils in 880 places (99% full) |
| Trust | OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Bury |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Requires improvement, inspected 20 October 2022 |
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 (2024/25) |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Philips High School
| Girls and boys | 46.5% girls, 53.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 16.2% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 37.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Philips High School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.384 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is M26 at £135,000; the dearest, M7, £320,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| M26 | Bury | 1.8 mi | £135,000 111 sales |
| BL9 | Bury | 3.2 mi | £140,000 80 sales |
| BL4 | Bolton | 4.2 mi | £143,000 73 sales |
| M8 | Manchester | 3.6 mi | £154,500 45 sales |
| M24 | Rochdale | 4.2 mi | £168,000 72 sales |
| M27 | Salford | 2.8 mi | £194,000 78 sales |
| M9 | Manchester | 3.9 mi | £200,000 90 sales |
| BL8 | Bury | 4.2 mi | £209,000 117 sales |
| M45 | Bury | 0.4 mi | £223,000 103 sales |
| M6 | Salford | 3.7 mi | £223,000 72 sales |
| M25 | Bury | 1.6 mi | £281,500 113 sales |
| M7 | Salford | 3.2 mi | £320,000 60 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Philips High School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around M45: ages, selection, and how full each one is →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Philips High School?
Philips High School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 4.384 miles away, per Bury.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Philips High School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.384 miles was enough in varies, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Philips High School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Bury school's distance
All Bury schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
Admission distance published by Bury. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.