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Heron Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school
Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 4BN · heronprimaryschool.co.uk · 01452 415105
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.10 mi
- 1.77 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 402
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.10 mi (1.77 km) from the school. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.10 mi1.77 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Heron Primary School on 11 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 105
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (19%) with SEND