Unsworth AcademyThe Heys School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Unsworth Academy and The Heys School are secondary schools.
Unsworth Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Heys School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Unsworth Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Unsworth Academy was judged Good and The Heys School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.4 for Unsworth Academy and 34.0 for The Heys School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Unsworth Academy (45.9 in 2021-22, 45.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Heys School (41.4 in 2021-22, 34.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BuryUnsworth Academy | ManchesterThe Heys School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 11 in Bury Stronger figure | 8th of 11 in Bury | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 953 | 546 | |
| Capacity | 935 | 860 | |
| Location | Bury, BL9 8LP | Manchester, M25 1JZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.4 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.1% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.0% Stronger figure | 33.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.1% | 30.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 Stronger figure | 2.88 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 189 | 111 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 968 | 569 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.0% | 47.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.1% | 34.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.0% | 12.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 13.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Unsworth Academy
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