The Heys School
Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsay Turner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Rowan Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 860
- Pupils on roll
- 546
- URN
- 147883
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617732052
About this school
The Heys School is a secondary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 546 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 121 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 41.3 | 34.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 -0.84 to -0.33 | -0.52 -0.79 to -0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 36.4% | 17.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 57.9% | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 18.2% | 30.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Heys 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 | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34 | 37.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 573 |
| 2024/25 | 569 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Heys School compares
The Heys School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34 | 13.5% | 47.8% | 546 | — |
| Manchester Mesivta School | 39.3 | 12.5% | 2.9% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,032 | 0.7 miles |
| Parrenthorn High School | — | — | — | 1,025 | 0.9 miles |
| Philips High School | 50.3 | 8.1% | 38.8% | 868 | 1.2 miles |
| The King David High School | 55.4 | 8% | 19% | 708 | 1.9 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)
- 47.8%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 13.48%
- Persistent absence
- 40.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manchester Mesivta School0.7 miles
Secondary · Prestwich
-
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Parrenthorn High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
Philips High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Manchester
-
The King David High School1.9 miles
Secondary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
The Heys School ranks 58th of the 59 ranked secondary schools in Manchester.
- Audenshaw School Secondary
- Broadoak School Secondary
- Burnage Academy for Boys Secondary
- Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chorlton High School Secondary
- CHS South Secondary
- Co-op Academy Belle Vue Secondary
- Co-op Academy Failsworth Secondary
- Co-op Academy Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy North Manchester Secondary
- Co-op Academy Swinton Secondary
- Co-op Academy Walkden Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Heys School teach?
- The Heys School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Heys School?
- The headteacher of The Heys School is Mrs Lindsay Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Heys School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Heys 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 School?
- The Heys School has 546 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Heys School full?
- The Heys School has capacity for 860 pupils and 546 on roll (63%), so it has space against 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 School a faith school?
- No. The Heys School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Heys School a selective school?
- No. The Heys School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Heys School?
- The Heys School is part of THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Heys School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 34 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 School rank locally?
- The Heys School ranked 11th of 11 secondary schools in Bury for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% 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 School's absence rate?
- The Heys School's overall absence rate is 13.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Heys School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Heys 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 10 July 2026.