Heron Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Kendal. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hayfell Avenue, Kendal

School Information

Address: Hayfell Avenue, Kendal, LA9 7JH
Website: http://www.heronhill.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01539721276
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Murphy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112190

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal Nursery School
Brantfield , Queens Road LA9 4PH
4out of 4 1,994 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue , LA9 7JH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Hawesmead Avenue , LA9 5HB
- not rated 1,035 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive , LA9 5BP
3out of 4 1,107 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB
3out of 4 1,399 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Park School
Sedbergh Drive , LA9 6BE
3out of 4 1,542 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ
3out of 4 365 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road , LA9 6PJ
2out of 4 2,655 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal College
Milnthorpe Road , LA9 5AY
- not rated 781 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Lakes Academy
Riverside Centre , Yard 39 LA9 4ED
- not rated 1,349 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road , LA9 6JG
3out of 4 1,711 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ
- not rated 2,640 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Appletree School
Natland , LA9 7QS
- not rated 2,924 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.