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Faith schools in Heywood

All 6 faith schools in Heywood.

6 schools in Heywood

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  1. All Souls Church of England Primary School

    Heywood, OL10 4DF · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Heywood faith schools average, low absence.

    43 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school87%

    Heywood faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    234
    View school All Souls Church of England Primary School
  2. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Heywood, OL10 4XB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Heywood faith schools average, low absence.

    83 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Heywood faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    446
    View school St Luke's Church of England Primary School
  3. Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College

    Heywood, OL10 2AA · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Heywood faith schools average, high absence.

    181 first choices, 142 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Heywood faith schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    768
    View school Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
  4. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy

    Heywood, OL10 2AA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Heywood faith schools average, low absence.

    43 first choices, 57 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Heywood faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    373
    View school St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
  5. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Heywood, OL10 3RD · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Heywood faith schools average.

    42 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school47%

    Heywood faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    205
    View school St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
  6. Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Heywood, OL10 3PD · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Heywood faith schools average.

    17 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school48%

    Heywood faith schools 64%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Heywood faith schools about 11
    Pupils
    202
    View school Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Heywood's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Heywood 64%England 62%St Margaret's Church of England Primary School: 47%Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 48%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy: 66%St Luke's Church of England Primary School: 67%All Souls Church of England Primary School: 87%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Heywood

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Heywood average 5.6%All Souls Church of England Primary School: 3.8%St Luke's Church of England Primary School: 4.7%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy: 5%St Margaret's Church of England Primary School: 5.7%Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 6.8%Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College: 7.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Heywood

Ofsted grades in Heywood

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Heywood

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    7 of the 6 faith schools in Heywood have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Heywood, explained

There are 6 faith schools in Heywood, teaching 2,228 children. 3 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

63.6% of pupils in Heywood faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 47% to 87%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

26.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,589 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Heywood?
There are 6 faith schools in Heywood, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Heywood?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Heywood on Eduscope are All Souls Church of England Primary School, St Luke's Church of England Primary School and Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Heywood?
Heywood has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Heywood ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Heywood faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Heywood is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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