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School Atlas lists 64 state primary schools, 14 state secondary schools, 4 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 2 post-16 schools and colleges in Bury. It also lists 6 independent schools and 64 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 38 have a religious character: 19 Church of England, 12 Roman Catholic, 4 Jewish, 2 Methodist and 1 Church of England/Methodist.
Of the 78 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Bury, 30 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 1 Outstanding, 27 Good and 2 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 12 of these schools have had one.
Bury doesn't publish catchment boundaries, so there’s no boundary map to check. Distance usually decides a place.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 34 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.