Academy sponsor led · Bury

The Heys School

11–16Ages
546Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147883URN

Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.8 above Bury median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Bury

197 applications for 68 places · 2nd of 12 in Bury

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

33.1of 90

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

12th of 12 in Bury

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Bury median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

197 applications · 68 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.9; Bury median median 2.2
2025 2.4; Bury median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Bury median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Bury median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Bury median median 1.2; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Bury median median 1.0; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Bury median median 1.3; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Bury median median 1.1; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Prestwich Arts College (URN 105362), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	68	197	2.9	52	0.76
Sep 2025	91	215	2.4	77	0.85
Sep 2024	108	183	1.7	61	0.56
Sep 2023	145	222	1.5	77	0.53
Sep 2022	146	187	1.3	82	0.56
Sep 2021	123	145	1.2	57	0.46
Sep 2020 *	160	190	1.2	55	0.34
Sep 2019 *	159	214	1.4	80	0.50
Sep 2018 *	165	289	1.8	104	0.63
Sep 2017 *	174	356	2.1	137	0.79
Sep 2016 *	174	361	2.1	126	0.72
Sep 2015 *	134	332	2.5	123	0.92
Sep 2014 *	173	311	1.8	126	0.73

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

101 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)33.112th of 12 in Bury

Bury 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%10th of 12 in Bury

Bury 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths38%

Bury 59% England 66%

This school
Bury median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.52

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	101	33.1	25%	38%	–
2024/25	111	34.0	17%	33%	–
2023/24	121	41.3	36%	58%	−0.52
2022/23	142	40.3	29%	52%	−0.58

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Heys SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Manchester Mesivta School
1.1 km · Bury

Requires improvement2024

1.1applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Parrenthorn High School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2023

2.2applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Philips High School
1.9 km · Bury

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
The King David High School
3.0 km · Manchester

2026

2.3applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
Unsworth Academy
3.0 km · Bury

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Beis Yaakov High School
3.1 km · Salford

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Manchester
3.8 km · Manchester

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 43.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147883 · 351/4002
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 860 pupils · 546 on roll
Free school meals: 44.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2020
Replaced: Prestwich Arts College (URN 105362)
Address: Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JZ
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources