Heber Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100793
Address
Heber Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
434 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
23.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.1%
Persistent absence
7.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 47.9%
Mixed 16.8%
Other White 13.4%
African 4.1%
Unclassified 3.2%
Caribbean 2.8%
Other 2.3%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Other Black 2.1%
Irish 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage0.7
MathsBelow average-2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 15%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Heber Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
84
2nd preference
77
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
12
8
Reception, Full-time
60
29
31
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
60
23
37
Year 3
59
25
34
Year 4
57
37
20
Year 5
56
30
26
Year 6
50
29
21
Year 2024-2025