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Primary

Heron Primary School

Primary

Gloucester · Gloucester · GL4 4BN http://www.heronprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
399
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
399
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
399
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityGloucestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Heron Primary School · Primary · Gloucestershire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-13pp
77%65%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
8%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
399
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BN
Local authority
Gloucestershire
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
2024/2555%5%76%28%78%10%66%14%84%79%104.0103.0106.016%399
2023/2468%8%87%27%73%13%83%18%87%88%106.0104.0108.017%407
2022/2353%2%71%19%72%7%71%12%76%86%104.0103.0106.0-2.10-0.80-2.1015%413
2018/1977%8%83%27%82%20%85%55%80%92%106.0109.0109.0+1.40+0.30+3.4010%419
2017/1870%7%83%32%93%17%78%30%92%87%106.0106.0108.0+0.30+1.00+0.7010%418
2016/1745%8%61%19%73%15%69%23%90%68%102.0103.0104.0-2.20-1.20-1.009%423

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
2024/2539923.416%10%16%6%13%
2023/2440721.417%9%16%6%17%
2022/2341322.415%8%16%6%16%
2021/2241422.914%8%17%6%16%
2020/2140922.613%6%14%
2018/1941920.810%6%12%4%7%
2017/1841822.210%5%12%4%9%
2016/1742324.09%4%12%4%6%

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