The Heys School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 25 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 147883
- Address
- Heys Road, Prestwich, M25 1JZ
- Website
- theheys.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 569 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 34.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.6%
- Persistent absence
- 35.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 7.9% |
| Other White | 9% |
| Mixed | 9.7% |
| Pakistani | 12.8% |
| White British | 41.8% |
| Other | 7.9% |
| Other Asian | 4.6% |
| Indian | 3.2% |
| Other Black | 1.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 31% |
| Local authority average | 28% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 17% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 34 |
| Local authority average | 43.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.88 |
| Local authority average | 3.78 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
Admissions
The Heys School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 91
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 60
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 93 49 44 |
| Year 8 | 120 66 54 |
| Year 9 | 131 73 58 |
| Year 10 | 110 42 68 |
| Year 11 | 115 50 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 44.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 1.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 41.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.8% 3.0% |