Herons Dale School is a school located in Shoreham-by-Sea. 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 07/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.5%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea

School Information

Address: Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6TN
Website: http://www.heronsdale.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273596904
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: West Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Isabel Robson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126169

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 130
Number of Pupils: 132
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 33

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.7 Confidence interval -10.4 to -4.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.7 Confidence interval -11.3 to -6.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -9.1 Confidence interval -11.5 to -6.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Holmbush Primary Academy
Hawkins Crescent, BN43 6TN 		82 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Glebe Primary School
Church Lane, Southwick BN42 4GB 		1,122 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea
Sullington Way, BN43 6PJ 		1,421 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicolas & St Mary CofE(Aided) Primary School
Eastern Avenue, BN43 6PE 		1,502 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Eastbrook Primary Academy
Manor Hall Road, Southwick BN42 4NF 		1,697 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Shoreham Academy
Kingston Lane, BN43 6YT 		843 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade BN41 2WS 		1,852 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Herons Dale School
Hawkins Crescent, BN43 6TN 		0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedShoreham College
St Julian's Lane, Shoreham by Sea BN43 6YW 		1,320 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hill Park School
Foredown Road, Portslade BN41 2FU 		2,284 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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