Schools in Heywood
There are 13 schools in Heywood , Rochdale , including 9 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. Catchment area boundaries are set by Rochdale and reviewed annually. Click a school below to view its admissions guidance.
School demand in Heywood
Across the 12 schools in Heywood with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Heywood have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
4 of the schools in Heywood are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Rochdale, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Heywood have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Heywood: 2 oversubscribed (9)
Harwood Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 1DG
Hopwood Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 2HN
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Heywood · OL10 4XB
All Souls Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Heywood · OL10 4DF
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Heywood · OL10 4BB
Woodland Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Heywood · OL10 3BX
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Heywood · OL10 3PD
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Heywood · OL10 2AA
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Heywood · OL10 3RD
Secondary Schools in Heywood (3)
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Heywood · OL10 2AA
Newhouse Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Heywood · OL10 2NT
Edgar Wood Academy
Secondary · Free schools
Heywood · OL10 2QN
Other Schools in Heywood (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Heywood are set by Rochdale and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.