The Elton High School is a co-educational Community Comprehensive High School for students aged 11-16 years. The school accommodates approximately 1000 students in a brand new building that was opened for September 2016.

The new school has been designed to meet the demands of the modern curriculum with fully equipped science laboratories, technology rooms, all within a modern, spacious, three storey building. Facilities for Physical Education are excellent, incorporating a large Sports Hall and Activity Studio. The school possesses its own multi-media Learning Resource Centre and well equipped base for student support facilities, including SEN support, counselling and post 16 advice/support.

The school serves the local catchment area of Walshaw/Elton/North Bury and is heavily oversubscribed. We have a stable roll with an annual admission number of 200. Parental preferences are consistently high reflecting our reputation for strong academic achievement and high standards of care and support.