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Hey-with-Zion Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Oldham · OL4 3LQ

Ages 3–11 · 304 pupils · Oldham

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
245

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

44

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill95%

304 pupils · 320 places

Pupils on roll
304
Boys / girls
157 / 147
School capacity
320
Capacity fill
304 / 320 (95%)
Free school meals
23.7%
FSM pupils
70
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England/Methodist
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Clowes

Location

Address
Rowland Way, Lees
Postcode
OL4 3LQ
Town
Oldham
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Oldham
District
Oldham
Constituency
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Oldham, Oldham, 304 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 23.7%. Religious character: Church of England/Methodist. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Oldham
115
Primary schools in Oldham
79
Academies among open schools in Oldham
52% (60)
Open schools in OL4
19
Primary in OL4
16
Open schools in Oldham LA
128
Primary in Oldham LA
86

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Clowes

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