Hereward Primary School | School performance

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

449

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

449

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

31%

RWM higher · 2024/25

449

Pupils · 2024/25

24%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Hereward Primary School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

90%

+2pp

95%80%65%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 90%

RWM higher standard

31%

0pp

31%23%14%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

95%

Reading higher standard

66%

Writing expected standard

93%

Writing higher standard

34%

Maths expected standard

95%

Maths higher standard

64%

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

95%

SPAG higher standard

73%

Reading scaled score

111.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

113.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

449

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

24%

FSM eligible

14%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Colebrook Lane, Loughton, IG10 2HR

Local authority

Essex

Website

http://www.herewardprimary.co.uk

Telephone

02085086465

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	90%	31%	95%	66%	93%	34%	95%	64%	92%	95%	111.0	111.0	113.0	—	—	—	14%	449
2023/24	88%	31%	92%	59%	90%	37%	93%	56%	93%	90%	111.0	110.0	112.0	—	—	—	12%	449
2022/23	65%	19%	70%	25%	81%	32%	75%	30%	82%	74%	104.0	105.0	105.0	-1.30	+1.90	+1.50	7%	446
2018/19	95%	14%	96%	36%	95%	29%	98%	36%	95%	96%	108.0	108.0	112.0	+3.30	+2.10	+2.90	16%	448

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	449	22.2	14%	24%	14%	4%	8%
2023/24	449	21.9	12%	25%	14%	4%	7%
2022/23	446	24.7	7%	26%	15%	5%	9%
2021/22	445	20.0	9%	23%	17%	5%	11%
2020/21	450	22.2	12%	24%	16%	—	—
2018/19	448	25.1	16%	26%	17%	3%	2%