Parrenthorn High School

Bury · M25 2BW

General information Secondary School · 11-16 years Who goes here 1025 pupils, 29.9% FSM

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Parrenthorn High School

General Information

Address: Heywood Road, Manchester, M25 2BW – View on map
Phone: 01617738634
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Christopher Bell
Age range: 11-16 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 230 families put it first for 210 places – 11 for every 10 places. 88% of them were offered a place. 19 of the 210 places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1025 pupils out of 1050 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 306
% eligible for free school meals: 29.9%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bury average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bury: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 16 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 6 (0.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Bury, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 31 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 28 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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2nd of 9 secondary schools in Bury for Ofsted rating

#1Hazel Wood High SchoolGood
#2Parrenthorn High SchoolGood
#3St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#4The Derby High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Hazel Wood High SchoolGood
#2Parrenthorn High SchoolGood
#3St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#4The Derby High SchoolGood
#5The Heys SchoolGood
#6Unsworth AcademyGood
#7Manchester Mesivta SchoolRequires improvement
#8Philips High SchoolRequires improvement
#9Tottington High SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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