Heron Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 23 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 115749
- Address
- Heron Way, Abbeydale, GL4 4BN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 407 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 76.9%
Mixed 10.8%
Other White 5.2%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsBelow average-2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Heron Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 55 23 32 |
| Year 3 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 4 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 5 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |