Heatherley Primary School

Heatherley Primary School continues to maintain a good standard of education and offers a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and safe. The school has made significant strides in improving its curriculum, and pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning, particularly in subjects like mathematics and reading. The strong sense of community is evident as staff and pupils view the school as a family, contributing to a positive learning atmosphere. However, there are areas that still require attention, particularly in ensuring the history curriculum is well structured and that all pupils, including those with SEND, receive adequate support to thrive academically.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and well looked after in a supportive environment.
• Staff have high expectations for pupil behavior and learning.
• There is a strong emphasis on reading, with pupils engaged and eager to discuss books.
• Pupils actively take on leadership roles and responsibilities.
• Teachers use effective questioning techniques in mathematics to enhance understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• In history, the key knowledge for pupils is not fully identified.
• Some teachers do not adapt the curriculum well enough for all pupils, including those with SEND.

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 Heatherley Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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 Heatherley 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 Heatherley Primary School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Heatherley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Heatherley Primary School received £6,371 and spent £6,309 for each of its 324 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £169,000 (£521 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 Heatherley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heatherley Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Heatherley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Heatherley Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Heatherley Primary School have?

Heatherley Primary School has 326 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heatherley Primary School cover?

Heatherley Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Heatherley Primary School?

Heatherley Primary School is at Heatherley Drive, Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG19 0PY.