Bury
Bury Grammar Schools
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
University destinations
The Department for Education does not publish Oxbridge, Russell Group or top-third university destinations for independent schools.
Entry, tests and fees
Fees
Primary Division (Reception to Year 6): £4,500 per term (inc. VAT)
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Senior School (Years 7 to 11), Sixth Form (Years 12 to 13) : £5,772 per term (inc. VAT)
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
We offer means tested bursaries to pupils entering at the beginning of Years 7 and 12. We do not accept bursary applications at any other point. For more inform…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Scholarships are a prestigious recognition of a pupil's ability and potential in and enthusiasm for a particular academic discipline or enrichment activity and…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
Please note that children who join Bury Grammar School in our Primary Division are not required to sit the 11+ entrance examination for entry into the Senior Sc…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Please note that children who join Bury Grammar School in our Primary Division are not required to sit the 11+ entrance examination for entry into the Senior Sc…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 163 | 36.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 147 | 37.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 125 | 37.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 130 | 39.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bury for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 105373 |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Jo Anderson |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | BL9 0HN |
| Latest pupils | 163 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Tenterden Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0HN
https://www.burygrammar.com/View local authority page1616968600| DfE number | 6008 |
| UKPRN | 10043887 |
| Opened | 30 Sept 1980 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |