Heron Cross Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 30 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 124003
- Address
- Grove Road, Heron Cross, ST4 4LJ
- Website
- www.heroncrossprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 411 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 15.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.7%
White British 73%
African 8.3%
Other White 3.4%
Indian 3.4%
Mixed 2.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2.4%
Pakistani 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 44%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
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 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Heron Cross Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 49 20 29 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 22 25 |
| Year 1 | 54 28 26 |
| Year 2 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 3 | 49 29 20 |
| Year 4 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 5 | 50 27 23 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |