Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0HN
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Anderson
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,878
- Pupils on roll
- 1,234
- URN
- 105373
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01616968600
About this school
Bury Grammar Schools is an independent school in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 1,234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bury Grammar Schools under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bury Grammar Schools has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 125 | 147 | 163 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 | 37.9 | 36.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bury Grammar Schools has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.9 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.9 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,317 |
| 2023/24 | 1,355 |
| 2024/25 | 1,278 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 115
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill School - Bury0.4 miles
Special schools
-
Forestwood School0.5 miles
Special schools · Bury
-
Ash Grove School1.1 miles
Academies · Bury
-
Cambian Chesham House School1.3 miles
Special schools
-
Elms Bank2.4 miles
Academies · Bury
Other schools in Bury
- Hoyle Nursery School Nursery
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Primary
- Chantlers Primary School Primary
- Chesham Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- East Ward Community Primary School Primary
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elton Community Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Greenhill Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bury Grammar Schools teach?
- Bury Grammar Schools teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bury Grammar Schools?
- The headteacher of Bury Grammar Schools is Mrs Jo Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bury Grammar Schools been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bury Grammar Schools under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bury Grammar Schools?
- Bury Grammar Schools has 1,234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Bury Grammar Schools full?
- Bury Grammar Schools has capacity for 1,878 pupils and 1,234 on roll (66%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bury Grammar Schools a faith school?
- No. Bury Grammar Schools has no designated religious character.
- Is Bury Grammar Schools a selective school?
- Yes. Bury Grammar Schools is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Bury Grammar Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.9 in 2022/23 and 36.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bury Grammar Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bury Grammar Schools's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.