The Heys Primary School

State-Funded School

the-heys-primary-school-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Ashton-under-LyneConstituency

OL6 9NSPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Heys Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 226 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

32%

Asian

46%

Black

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

226

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 226
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 December 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Jul 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.