Tottington High School
Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Jaunbocus-Cooper
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Shaw Education Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 975
- Pupils on roll
- 811
- URN
- 146529
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204882327
About this school
Tottington High School is a secondary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 811 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tottington High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 180 | 188 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 40.4 | 34.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.63 -0.85 to -0.42 | -0.65 -0.86 to -0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 37.8% | 22.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61.2% | 47.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 12.2% | 8.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
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 Tottington High School 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 | 41.2 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.9 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 875 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tottington High School compares
Tottington High School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34.9 | 12.3% | 29.5% | 811 | — |
| The Elton High School | 44.3 | 7.9% | 22.2% | 1,017 | 0.9 miles |
| Woodhey High School | 47.3 | 6.5% | 15.7% | 1,111 | 1.6 miles |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 46 | 8.5% | 24.7% | 1,027 | 2.0 miles |
| Bury Church of England High School | 49.1 | 8.4% | 22% | 802 | 2.3 miles |
| The Derby High School | — | — | — | — | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report30 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.49%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.26%
- Persistent absence
- 37.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Elton High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
Woodhey High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
Bury Church of England High School2.3 miles
Secondary · Bury
-
The Derby High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Lancs
Other schools in Bury
Tottington High School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bury.
- Bury Church of England High School Secondary
- Hazel Wood High School Secondary
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy Secondary
- The Elton High School Secondary
- Unsworth Academy Secondary
- Woodhey High School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Tottington High School teach?
- Tottington High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Tottington High School?
- The headteacher of Tottington High School is Mrs L Jaunbocus-Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tottington High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tottington High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Tottington High School?
- Tottington High School has 811 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Tottington High School full?
- Tottington High School has capacity for 975 pupils and 811 on roll (83%), 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 Tottington High School a faith school?
- No. Tottington High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tottington High School a selective school?
- No. Tottington High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Tottington High School part of an academy trust?
- Tottington High School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tottington High School have?
- The schools register lists Tottington High School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tottington High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 34.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tottington High School compare with other schools in Bury?
- Tottington High School ranked 10th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tottington High School's absence rate?
- Tottington High School's overall absence rate is 12.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tottington High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tottington High School'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 10 July 2026.