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Heron Way Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
417
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
20 Feb 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
18 Oct 2011
Full inspectionOutstanding
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30 Jun 2010
Interim assessment
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9 May 2007
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Horsham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
95%
+9pp
LA
59%
England
63%
96%87%77%
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RWM higher
17%
+8pp
LA
6%
England
8%
24%17%9%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

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%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
47%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
111.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 103.9
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
cap. 420
418403387
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Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
LA AVG 20.96:1
25.123.421.6
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EAL
6%
LA AVG 12.14%
7%7%6%
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FSM eligible
7%
LA AVG 15.11%
7%5%3%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 18.48%
13%10%7%
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Overall absence
3%
LA
5%
England
5%
5%4%3%
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Persistent absence
3%
LA
12%
England
13%
10%6%3%
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Overview

AddressHeron Way, Horsham, RH13 6DJ
Telephone01403261944
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5490 spend / pupil£5430 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2595%17%418
2023/2486%9%418
2022/2396%9%+4.10+1.70+3.20412
2018/1992%24%+3.80+1.40+1.70409
2017/1877%17%+1.80+2.30+0.50396
2016/1778%11%+1.70-0.50+1.80387
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/25100%62%98%27%97%35%90%93%111.0109.0109.012%
2023/2498%53%88%19%96%28%84%95%110.0107.0108.013%
2022/2398%57%98%14%100%39%86%96%110.0109.0109.09%
2018/1998%55%94%33%96%49%94%94%110.0108.0110.08%
2017/1889%30%91%30%81%30%81%87%107.0105.0108.08%
2016/1787%39%85%22%98%35%80%93%108.0108.0109.09%

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.