What did Ofsted judge St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has 1,032 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy take?

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy located?

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is located in Manchester, M25 1JH, Bury.

How do I apply to St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

Does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Year 7 places decided at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?

When St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A — Roman Catholic children who are in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 2. B — Roman Catholic children living in a contributory parish and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme; 3. C — Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 230 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there is a tie break decision, then the tie break will be decided by using a straight line distance measurement from home to school. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority's computerised mapping system, which measures from the address point of the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council's LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.4% of pupils at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

How places were offered at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1A — Roman Catholic children who are in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
2B — Roman Catholic children living in a contributory parish and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
3C — Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer.
4D — Other Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
5E — Other Roman Catholic children who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme and have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer.
6F — Other Roman Catholic children in Maintained Roman Catholic primary schools and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
7G — Roman Catholic children in other Maintained primary schools and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
8H — Other children in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
9I — Other children.

If two applications tie: If there is a tie break decision, then the tie break will be decided by using a straight line distance measurement from home to school. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority's computerised mapping system, which measures from the address point of the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council's LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer).

Children with an Education Health and Care Plan naming the school are admitted first (not numbered as part of the criteria list). Multiple births provision: if only one place is available and the next children to be offered are twins or triplets, all will be offered places. Governors reserve the right to admit children with proven exceptional medical or social needs outside the normal criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has 1,032 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy take?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy located?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is located in Manchester, M25 1JH, Bury.
How do I apply to St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
Does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy have a religious character?: Yes — St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 7 places decided at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: When St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A — Roman Catholic children who are in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 2. B — Roman Catholic children living in a contributory parish and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme; 3. C — Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 230 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there is a tie break decision, then the tie break will be decided by using a straight line distance measurement from home to school. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority's computerised mapping system, which measures from the address point of the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council's LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer).
What is the largest ethnic background at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.4% of pupils at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places were offered at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1A — Roman Catholic children who are in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
2B — Roman Catholic children living in a contributory parish and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
3C — Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer.
4D — Other Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
5E — Other Roman Catholic children who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme and have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer.
6F — Other Roman Catholic children in Maintained Roman Catholic primary schools and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
7G — Roman Catholic children in other Maintained primary schools and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme.
8H — Other children in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).
9I — Other children.

St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in January 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has 1,032 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy take?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy located?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is located in Manchester, M25 1JH, Bury.
How do I apply to St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
Does St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy have a religious character?: Yes — St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 7 places decided at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: When St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. A — Roman Catholic children who are in public care (IAPLAC) and previously looked after children and those children adopted from state care outside of England. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order); 2. B — Roman Catholic children living in a contributory parish and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme; 3. C — Roman Catholic children attending an Associated Roman Catholic primary school and who have completed the Diocesan Sacramental programme who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of transfer, and 6 further criteria. The school offers 230 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there is a tie break decision, then the tie break will be decided by using a straight line distance measurement from home to school. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority's computerised mapping system, which measures from the address point of the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council's LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer).
What is the largest ethnic background at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 58.4% of pupils at St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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