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Millwood School Radcliffe Opens £13m Wing for 200+ Pupils
Radcliffe's Outstanding special school has opened a £13m wing with seven classrooms and sensory rooms, four years on and after its first builder collapsed.
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Bury school term dates 2026/27: half term 26 to 30 October
Bury Council's 2026/27 term dates with every half term, the Christmas break and 2027/28. Where Holy Cross, Woodhey, Bury CE and Bury College differ.
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Bury October half term 2026: dates and what's on that week
Bury half term is 26 to 30 October. Ghost trains, a wizard train day, pumpkin picking, shows at The Met, a lantern parade and free HAF places, priced.
Radcliffe
New Radcliffe School: £17m Ash Grove Plan for Milton Road
Cabinet has approved the £17m Ash Grove school on Milton Road, Radcliffe, for up to 136 pupils, most of it borrowed. A planning application comes next.
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Bury GCSE Results 2026: Attainment 8 Steady at 43.6
Bury's Attainment 8 is 43.6 and 38.9% reached grade 5 in English and maths. Steady, but steady at the level the borough dropped to last year.
Bury
Bury A level results 2026: 99%, 95% and 98 top grades
Holy Cross reported a 99% A level pass rate and 52% at A*-B, Bury College 95%, Bury Grammar 98 top grades. Every figure the borough's sixth forms published.