Secondary school

The Heys School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Bury
  • M25 1JZ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,124 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 66%2018/19: top 82%2021/22: top 83%2022/23: top 78%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 834 · North West 44.41/10 Well below North West−15.1 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths17.1% · North West 40%1/10 Well below North West−20.2 pts
EBacc point score2.88 · North West 3.821/10 Well below North West−17.1 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.52 · North West −0.163/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.8 · 137 pupils · North West 49.62016/17: 39.4 · 152 pupils · North West 45.42017/18: 43 · 158 pupils · North West 45.052018/19: 39.9 · 170 pupils · North West 45.12021/22: 41.4 · 145 pupils · North West 46.92022/23: 40.3 · 142 pupils · North West 44.32023/24: 41.3 · 121 pupils · North West 442024/25: 34 · 111 pupils · North West 44.448.834No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 24% · 152 pupils · North West 37%2017/18: 30% · 158 pupils · North West 38%2018/19: 34% · 170 pupils · North West 38%2021/22: 34% · 145 pupils · North West 45%2022/23: 29% · 142 pupils · North West 39%2023/24: 36.4% · 121 pupils · North West 39.7%2024/25: 17.1% · 111 pupils · North West 40%36.4%17.1%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
52 of 52 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5252
2nd865
3rd561

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026546
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.8%
First language not English34.6%
SEN support12.7%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)13.5%
Persistently absent pupils40.5%

Girls 50.8%Boys 49.2%

63.5% full · 860 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 68 responses (11.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school67.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school77.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved61.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.2% not applicable40% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year57.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.1% not applicable65.5% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed73.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child67.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school69.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing73.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school76.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school82.3% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development61.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent64.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 28
  • Leadership 5.4
  • Teaching assistants 10.4
  • Other support 29.6

Teachers 33.4 FTE · Whole workforce 73.4 · 85 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,012
Spend per pupil£8,492
Staff spend per pupil£6,951
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£298,000in-year balance

Grants £8,716 · self-generated £297 · premises £487 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £5,309,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

121 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.1%
  • Education88.4%
  • Apprenticeship0.8%
  • Employment0.8%
  • Not sustained6.6%
  • Unknown3.3%