63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
733.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
968
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Unsworth Academy · Secondary · Bury
Part ofTHE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-3pp
70%67%63%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
-1pp
47%43%38%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
45.4
-1.1
47.545.543.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.4
EBacc entry
20%
-1pp
66%43%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
733.5
+20.1
733.5637.1540.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 733.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
968
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP
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 | 63% | 38% | 45.4 | Not applicable | 20% | 733.5 | 35% | 968 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 39% | 46.5 | +0.21 | 21% | 713.5 | 38% | 963 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 42% | 47.5 | +0.03 | 20% | 649.0 | 26% | 946 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 47% | 45.9 | -0.25 | 22% | 564.0 | 29% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 38% | 43.4 | -0.31 | 66% | 540.7 | 70% | 744 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 33% | 41.8 | -0.48 | 27% | 489.1 | 44% | 743 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 968 | 17.7 | 16% | 10% | 31% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 963 | 18.7 | 15% | 12% | 30% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 946 | 19.1 | 14% | 14% | 30% | 8% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 910 | 18.1 | 16% | 14% | 28% | 9% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 873 | 19.8 | 13% | 14% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 744 | 17.3 | 18% | 13% | 31% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | — | 23.1 | — | — | — | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8% | 22% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.