Woodhey High School
About the school
Woodhey High School is an open secondary school in Bury.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 July 2025
- Published
- 29 September 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.3
- Bury
- 43.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bury
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.20%
- Bury
- 38.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.60%
- Bury
- 61.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.70%
- Bury
- 28.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.03
- Bury
- 3.78
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1102
Girls
50.18%
Boys
49.82%
SEN support
11.07%
Education, health and care plan
4.81%
English as an additional language
0.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.70%
Overall absence
6.53
Persistent absence
14.25
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
211
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
6%