# St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Bury, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,032 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E148050. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,032
- Council: Bury
- URN: 148050

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy was 46.7, against 42.9 in Bury and 46.2 in England.
47.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.7 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47.2% | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.8% | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 229 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Hilda's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hildas-church-of-england-primary-school-e105351): 340 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-primary-school-e149934): 640 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Mesivta School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-mesivta-school-e134195): 680 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sedgley Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sedgley-park-community-primary-school-e151518): 710 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024
- [Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yesoiday-hatorah-girls-academy-e147227): 710 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yesoiday-hatorah-boys-academy-e136661): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148050)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148050)

## How to cite

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