Hey-with-Zion Primary School

School overview

Hey-with-Zion Primary School is a primary school serving Oldham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It has 298 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hey-with-Zion Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 34 families who put it first were offered a place. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 0.95 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. There are about 20.6 pupils per teacher. Hey-with-Zion Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.