Primary school

Heron Hill Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA9 7JH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,683 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 35%35% · 2016/172017/18: top 37%2018/19: top 38%2022/23: top 40%2023/24: top 69%2024/25: top 38%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · North West 63%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle−39.6 pts
Reading score109 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%+50.2 pts
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above+34.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 59 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 69% · 51 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 72% · 54 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 71% · 55 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 46 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 55% · 62 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 69% · 54 pupils · North West 63%72%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 59 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 20% · 51 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 13% · 54 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 18% · 55 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 15% · 46 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 62 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 54 pupils · North West 6%20%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 51 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 55 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 46 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 62 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 54 pupils · North West 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 51 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 54 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 55 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 46 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 62 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 54 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
56 of 56 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5656
2nd220
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Requires improvement
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026419
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.9%
First language not English6.6%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.6%
Persistently absent pupils6.2%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

99.8% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 15.6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 13.5
  • Other support 7.1

Teachers 18.6 FTE · Whole workforce 39.2 · 78 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,380
Spend per pupil£6,541
Staff spend per pupil£5,281
Reserve per pupil£300
  • +£125,899revenue reserve
  • −£67,578in-year balance

Grants £5,752 · self-generated £628 · premises £298 per pupil