66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
17%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
732.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,025
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Elton High School · Secondary · Bury
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+1pp
73%68%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-7pp
48%43%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
44.3
-1.5
48.645.843.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.3
EBacc entry
17%
-4pp
34%26%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 17%
EBacc APS
732.7
-79.6
840.8777.9715.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 732.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,025
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN
Local authority
Bury
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 37% | 44.3 | Not applicable | 17% | 732.7 | 17% | 1,025 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 44% | 45.8 | -0.24 | 21% | 812.2 | 23% | 1,040 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 41% | 43.0 | -0.50 | 18% | 715.0 | 18% | 1,027 |
| 2021/22 | 73% | 48% | 48.6 | -0.22 | 29% | 840.8 | 33% | 1,017 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 38% | 46.6 | -0.16 | 34% | 788.3 | 36% | 1,030 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 53% | 49.8 | +0.07 | 37% | 875.2 | 45% | 1,020 |
| 2016/17 | 69% | 45% | 51.0 | +0.34 | 47% | — | 53% | 1,011 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,025 | 16.1 | 19% | 7% | 22% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 1,040 | 16.6 | 20% | 8% | 22% | 8% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 1,027 | 15.6 | 17% | 7% | 22% | 8% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 1,017 | 14.9 | 19% | 6% | 23% | 7% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 1,030 | 15.0 | 21% | 6% | 23% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,030 | 17.3 | 16% | 7% | 24% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 1,020 | 16.7 | 16% | 9% | 23% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,011 | 15.3 | 16% | 10% | 23% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.