Hyde Heath Infant School

Hyde Heath Infant School has been assessed as good overall, with notably outstanding performance in behaviour and attitudes, and personal development. The school has high expectations for all pupils, fostering a supportive environment that encourages positive relationships and community engagement. Despite the long gap since its last graded inspection, the school has maintained strong values and effective teaching, especially in phonics and early reading. However, staff expertise in some subject areas varies, which means improvement is still needed in ensuring all pupils achieve consistently high standards across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school promotes a strong sense of community involvement through various activities.
• High expectations are set for all pupils' achievement, including those with SEND.
• Engaging trips and external expert visits enhance the curriculum.
• The personal development of pupils is promoted exceptionally well through a variety of clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Staff do not yet have all the precise knowledge needed to deliver certain aspects of the curriculum effectively.

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 Hyde Heath Infant School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hyde Heath Infant 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 Hyde Heath Infant School had 11.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.8% of pupils at Hyde Heath Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Hyde Heath Infant School received £12,717 and spent £12,947 for each of its 51 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £14,000 (£267 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 Hyde Heath Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hyde Heath Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Hyde Heath Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hyde Heath Infant School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Hyde Heath Infant School have?

Hyde Heath Infant School has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hyde Heath Infant School cover?

Hyde Heath Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Hyde Heath Infant School?

Hyde Heath Infant School is at Weedon Hill, Hyde Heath, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5RW.