St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BuryLocal Authority

Bury SouthConstituency

M25 1JHPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bury, North West.

It currently serves 1,032 pupils. St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.24

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,032

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,032
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
29 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
19 Dec 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.