Tottington High School, Bury

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my absolute pleasure and honour to welcome you to our wonderful School! For over 70 years, Tottington High School (THS) has stood at the heart of our local community, a place where generations of families have come together, learned together, and grown together."

In 2026, pupils at Tottington High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.2 in Bury and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 39% in Bury and 47% in England.

That is up from 34.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.65: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.3, against 40.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Tottington High School as their first choice and 310 named it as one of their preferences, for 117 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tottington High School are The Elton High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.4); Woodhey High School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 49.8); St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.2); and Bury Church of England High School (2.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 51.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Tottington High School.

Tottington High School is one of 31 schools run by The Shaw Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

10.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Asian (12%).

Tottington High School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs and moderate learning difficulties: 177 places, 177 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway), about 2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tottington High School (outside), 100 metres away.

In 2024/25, Tottington High School issued 1062 suspensions, 121.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Tottington High School are Tottington Primary School (0.3 miles); Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.6 miles); Old Hall Primary School (0.8 miles); and Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.