Bury Church of England High School
Address
Map
Haslam Brow

Bury
,
Greater Manchester
,
BL9 0TS

England
Coordinates53°35′07″N 2°18′15″W / 53.585381°N 2.304036°W / 53.585381; -2.304036
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Let your light shine" "Luceat Lux vestra"
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1748
FounderHon Rev'd John Stanley
Local authorityBury
TrustThe Bishop Fraser Trust
Department for Education URN148866 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of local governing bodyDennis Taylor MBE [2]
Head of schoolDave Forshaw[1]
Staff48[3]
GenderCoeducational[4]
Age11 to 16[4]
Enrolment838[4]
Capacity810[4]
Colour(s)  Navy blue   Gold
Websitewww.burychurch.bury.sch.uk

Bury Church of England High School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school located just south of Bury town centre. The current head teacher is Simon Braithwaite.

School history

The school was founded as a charity school in 1748.[5] In 1772 a building was built for the school in Clough Street.[5] In 1814 it moved to Stanley Street.[5][6] In 1887 it combined with the Irwell National School, and moved to Lower Bank Street.[5] It became co-educational in 1892.[5][7] In 1906 it was renamed Bury St. Mary's Parochial Church of England School, and in 1921 Church Central School.[5] The school moved to its current location in 1964.[5]

In 2009 the school was awarded Specialist Status in Humanities with the focus on geography, history and RE.[8] Other awards include the Geographical Association Secondary Geography Quality Mark and the Schools Council International School Award (Full).[8]

In March 2021 the School announced plans to become an academy and join the Bishop Fraser Trust.[9] The school formally converted to academy status in January 2022.

Curriculum

The school offers courses for both GCSEs and level 1 and 2 BTEC qualifications. All pupils study English, mathematics, science, French and religious studies to GCSE level. PE and PHSCE are compulsory (but unexamined) subjects at both KS3 and KS4. Optional subjects at GCSE in 2019 were: Art & Design, Computer Science, Drama, D&T, Food and Nutrition, Geography, German, History, Media studies, Music, PE, Spanish and Textiles (which was later removed). There is the option of studying separate sciences in place of the combined science GCSE. BTEC qualifications (taught in partnership with Bury College) are ICT.

Sport

Sports played at the school, either in PE lessons or as extra curricular activities, include; athletics, association football, badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, cross-country, hockey, netball, rounders, Rugby football, tennis, trampolining and volleyball.[10]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ "Bury Church of England High School". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bury Church of England High School - GOV.UK". Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Bury Church of England High School". 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bury Church of England High School". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Our History". Bury CE High School. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ The parliamentary gazetteer of England and Wales. London: A. FULLARTON & Co. 1851.
  7. ^ "School Building Application for Bury, Peel Street [Irwell] National School, Lancashire".
  8. ^ a b Ofsted Inspection Report 2011
  9. ^ Chaudhari, Saiqa. "Bury Church of England High School unveils plans to become an academy and join leading trust". Bury Times. Bury Times. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Physical Education | Bury Church of England High School". burychurch.bury.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015.
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