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
- 573 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 26.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 46.2%
Pakistani 12.7%
Other White 8.4%
Mixed 7.9%
Other 7%
Other Asian 5.2%
African 5.1%
Indian 2.6%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.58
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.36
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 18 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 32 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
The Heys School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 68
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 38
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 66 45 |
| Year 8 | 127 72 55 |
| Year 9 | 102 39 63 |
| Year 10 | 105 46 59 |
| Year 11 | 128 72 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 39.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 1.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 44.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |