The Heys Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
Not published
From Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2024
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The Heys Primary School is a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. Tameside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2013 to 2024 entry.
The Heys Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.675 mi |
| Reception 2013 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside is 57.8%.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Tameside.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tameside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whiteacre Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9NS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Tameside
- Pupils on roll
- 226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils said that they like coming to The Heys Primary School because teachers are kind and helpful.”
- “Pupils trust adults to help them resolve any concerns that they may have.”
- “Should it happen, leaders resolve it quickly.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not defined carefully enough the knowledge that they want pupils to learn.”
- “As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not learn some of the building blocks essential for their future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tameside.
- St James' Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lyndhurst Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Broadoak 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published