Academy · Bury
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Bury council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 150 families put this school as their first choice, and 189 places were offered. 149 of the families who put it first got a place (99%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 189 | 150 | 99% |
| September 2025 | 181 | 153 | 99% |
| September 2024 | 203 | 179 | 96% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 7 March 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1027 (capacity 1050)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Academy trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01617643186
- Address
- Bridge Road, Bury, BL9 0TZ
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.