The Heys Primary School
Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lyndsay Davison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 106201
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613301847
About this school
The Heys Primary School is a community primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 226 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 57% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 73% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 73% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 83% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Heys Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Heys Primary School compares
The Heys Primary School ranked 34th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.5% | 49.3% | 226 | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.5% | 57% | 230 | 0.1 miles |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne | 57% | 4% | 32.9% | 235 | 0.2 miles |
| Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne | 63% | 4.7% | 43.2% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 59% | 187 | 0.3 miles |
| Canon Johnson CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 50.5% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.28%
- English as an additional language
- 40.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 9.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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St James' Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne0.2 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Canon Johnson CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne
The Heys Primary School ranks 12th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Ashton West End Primary Academy Primary
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Heys Primary School teach?
- The Heys Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
- Who is the headteacher of The Heys Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Heys Primary School is Miss Lyndsay Davison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Heys Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Heys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Heys Primary School?
- The Heys Primary School has 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Heys Primary School full?
- The Heys Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 226 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Heys Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Heys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Heys Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Heys Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Heys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Heys Primary School rank locally?
- The Heys Primary School ranked 34th of 59 primary schools in Tameside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Heys Primary School's absence rate?
- The Heys Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Heys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Heys Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.