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Little Heath Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
School Road, Potters Bar EN6 1JW · littleheath.herts.sch.uk · 01707 652104
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.38 mi
- 0.62 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 225
- 95% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.1%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.38 mi (618 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 80% 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 | 29 | 30 | 1▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.38 mi0.62 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.75 mi1.21 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (1 children with no preference met were placed there).
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Little Heath Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 54
- 24% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (26%) with SEND