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Heron Hill Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Kendal · LA9 7JH http://www.heronhill.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
424
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Heron Hill Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+14pp
72%64%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Hayfell Avenue, Kendal, LA9 7JH
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%6%93%52%72%6%85%31%87%89%109.0107.0108.014%424
2023/2455%3%79%24%65%11%74%10%94%77%105.0104.0105.013%448
2022/2365%15%78%26%74%28%89%35%83%83%105.0107.0106.0-1.40-0.30+1.3012%441
2018/1971%18%80%24%85%33%78%31%91%73%104.0105.0104.0-1.50+0.90-0.7010%439
2017/1872%13%85%28%87%31%85%20%91%87%106.0105.0105.0+1.00+1.60+0.4010%436
2016/1769%20%86%33%80%27%80%29%78%86%107.0106.0107.0+2.40+1.60+1.508%408

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542419.914%7%8%4%6%
2023/2444819.913%5%11%5%8%
2022/2344120.812%4%11%5%16%
2021/2243219.87%3%9%5%10%
2020/2141720.77%2%6%
2018/1943920.510%2%9%4%5%
2017/1843620.810%2%9%4%5%
2016/1740820.28%2%10%4%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.