Woodhey High School

State-Funded School

woodhey-high-school-bury-north-west-148097

North WestRegion

BuryLocal Authority

Bury NorthConstituency

BL0 9QZPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Woodhey High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bury, North West.

It currently serves 1,111 pupils. Woodhey High School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.03

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,111

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,111
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
11 Dec 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
19 Jan 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.