The Heys School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Heys School is a secondary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Heys 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 6 of the 13 other Bury secondary schools with a published 2026 outcome.
- There were 52 first-choice applications for 68 offers for Year 7 in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 16 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 52 of the 197 Year 7 applications in 2026 came from families living outside Bury, and 21 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 17% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 34 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 546 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from the calm atmosphere that permeates this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Staff model how to talk with kindness and respect.”
- “This is reflected in how pupils talk to each other and to visitors.”
To improve
- “However, the proportion of pupils studying the English Baccalaureate suite of subjects in key stage 4 remains low.”
- “Occasionally, in a few subjects, teachers do not check that pupils’ knowledge is secure before introducing new learning.”
- “From time to time, some pupils develop gaps in their knowledge that remain unchecked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 17% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 52 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 52 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Manchester Mesivta School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Parrenthorn High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Philips High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Academy 1.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Derby High School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published