The Elton High School
Community secondary school in Bury (Bury).
Location
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School Photographs - Friday 11th September 2020 Individual student photographs will be taken this Friday 11 September 2020. Please ensure that students wear FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM on Friday, irrelevant of whether they have PE on their timetable. Alternative arrangements will be made for those students with PE lessons (they will not need to bring their PE kits).
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 105354
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Iain MacKay | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Howarth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Rachel Pars | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Challis-Carlile | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stuart Anderson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle Mallalieu | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Tonge | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Cross | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Mel Duffy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mobeen Kashif | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Lythgoe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Ciara Connell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Wilton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mr Neil Scruton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Heather McLean Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record