How far Bury schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Bury publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 30 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Chantlers Primary School at 0.36 miles in varies; the most far-reaching, Sedgley Park Community Primary School, admitted from 4.81 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantlers Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.36 mi | varies | 98% |
| Chesham Primary Academy Bury | Inadequate | 0.49 mi | varies | 93% |
| Greenhill Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.49 mi | varies | 94% |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy Bury | Inadequate | 0.52 mi | varies | 74% |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.59 mi | varies | 111% |
| Park View Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 0.63 mi | varies | 105% |
| Unsworth Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.64 mi | varies | 110% |
| Wesley Methodist Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 0.66 mi | varies | 102% |
| Gorsefield Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 0.68 mi | varies | 77% |
| Hollins Grundy Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.79 mi | varies | 100% |
| Chapelfield Primary School Manchester | Good | 0.83 mi | varies | 115% |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Bury | No current grade | 0.91 mi | varies | 99% |
| Butterstile Primary School Manchester | Good | 0.92 mi | varies | 86% |
| Higher Lane Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 0.98 mi | varies | 117% |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Manchester | No current grade | 0.99 mi | varies | 99% |
| Cams Lane Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 1.0 mi | varies | 97% |
| Sunny Bank Primary School Bury | Good | 1.0 mi | varies | 102% |
| Tottington Primary School Bury | No current grade | 1.1 mi | varies | 101% |
| Greenmount Primary School Bury | No current grade | 1.19 mi | varies | 93% |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School Bury | Good | 1.6 mi | varies | 79% |
| Lowercroft Primary School Bury | Good | 1.82 mi | varies | 89% |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School Bury | No current grade | 1.96 mi | varies | not published |
| Heaton Park Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 2.05 mi | varies | 97% |
| Sedgley Park Community Primary School Manchester | No current grade | 4.81 mi | varies | 89% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elton High School Bury | No current grade | 0.87 mi | varies | 102% |
| Hazel Wood High School Bury | Good | 1.43 mi | varies | 112% |
| Parrenthorn High School Manchester | Good | 1.8 mi | varies | 98% |
| The Derby High School Lancs | No current grade | 1.8 mi | varies | not published |
| Woodhey High School Bury | No current grade | 1.91 mi | varies | 106% |
| Philips High School Manchester | Requires improvement | 4.38 mi | varies | 99% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Bury measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Bury. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.