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EnglandSouth EastHorshamRH13 6DJHeron Way Primary School
Primary

Heron Way Primary School

Primary

Horsham · Horsham · RH13 6DJ www.heronway.w-sussex.sch.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
95%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
95%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Heron Way Primary School · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
95%
+9pp
96%87%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 95%
RWM higher standard
17%
+8pp
24%17%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
62%
Writing expected standard
98%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Heron Way, Horsham, RH13 6DJ
Local authority
West Sussex
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
2024/2595%17%100%62%98%27%97%35%90%93%111.0109.0109.012%418
2023/2486%9%98%53%88%19%96%28%84%95%110.0107.0108.013%418
2022/2396%9%98%57%98%14%100%39%86%96%110.0109.0109.0+4.10+1.70+3.209%412
2018/1992%24%98%55%94%33%96%49%94%94%110.0108.0110.0+3.80+1.40+1.708%409
2017/1877%17%89%30%91%30%81%30%81%87%107.0105.0108.0+1.80+2.30+0.508%396
2016/1778%11%87%39%85%22%98%35%80%93%108.0108.0109.0+1.70-0.50+1.809%387

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
2024/2541824.312%6%7%3%3%
2023/2441822.813%7%5%4%4%
2022/2341223.09%7%4%4%6%
2021/2241324.47%6%5%5%10%
2020/2141825.19%7%6%
2018/1940923.98%6%3%3%2%
2017/1839623.28%6%4%3%3%
2016/1738721.69%6%4%3%4%

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