Heronswood Primary School is a primary school located in Kidderminster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Heronswood Road, Kidderminster, DY10 4EX
Website: www.heronswoodprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 0156269750
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Rhoda Pierpoint
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141246

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 375
Number of Pupils: 420
Number of Boys: 221
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heronswood Primary School
Heronswood Road , DY10 4EX
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Comberton Primary School
Borrington Road , DY10 3ED
3out of 4 1,430 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Foley Park Primary School and Nursery
Northumberland Avenue , DY11 7AW
3out of 4 2,081 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Offmore Primary School
Wordsworth Crescent , DY10 3HA
2out of 4 2,345 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Ambrose Catholic Primary
Leswell Street , DY10 1RP
3out of 4 2,351 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Charles I School
Hill Grove House , Comberton Road DY10 1XA
3out of 4 1,567 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity School
Birmingham Road , DY10 2BY
3out of 4 2,469 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School
Heath Lane , Summerfield DY10 4BS
- not rated 1,733 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Nurture Learning
County Buildings , Bewdley Road DY11 6RQ
- not rated 2,845 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Continu Plus Academy
Finepoint , DY11 7FB
3out of 4 3,205 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.