Heber Primary School

Heber Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all areas assessed during the recent inspection. The school's leadership is proactive and committed to ensuring that every pupil flourishes, fostering a supportive environment that motivates students to work hard and engage positively. Pupils demonstrate good behavior, showing respect for each other and actively participating in various educational and extracurricular activities, such as trips and creative pursuits in art and music. Parents express high satisfaction with the care and dedication of the staff.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Strong emphasis on reading with effective phonics instruction.
• Specialist teaching in art, music, and physical education enhances student abilities.
• High levels of pupil respect and consideration for others.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Inclusive ethos with a stimulating early years environment.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent subject planning in geography and religious education.
• New subject leaders need further development and support.
• Limited opportunities for pupils' spiritual development and understanding of various faiths.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Heber Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Heber Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Heber Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.4% of pupils at Heber Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Heber Primary School received £7,655 and spent £7,380 for each of its 444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £226,000 (£510 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Heber Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heber Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Heber Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Heber Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Heber Primary School have?

Heber Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heber Primary School cover?

Heber Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Heber Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Heber Primary School?

Heber Primary School is at Heber Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9LA.