Heritage Park Primary School

Heritage Park Primary is a welcoming and happy school where pupils feel safe, behave well and achieve well. All key judgements are good, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school was previously judged outstanding and had not been inspected under section 5 since 2012; this was also its first routine inspection since the pandemic, and under the current framework no overall effectiveness grade is awarded. The school has an ambitious and broad curriculum that begins in early years, and children get off to an excellent start. Reading is a high priority and is taught effectively, pupils with SEND are well supported, and the calm, positive culture supports good behaviour and personal development. Leadership is now more effective, governors monitor well, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. There are still areas to improve. Teaching is typically good, but sometimes new knowledge is not introduced clearly enough, so pupils do not always secure the intended curriculum content. Curriculum plans are still developing in some subjects, and communication with parents is not yet fully embedded, with some parents feeling less engaged or informed than they would like.

Strengths

• Welcoming and happy school with positive relationships between pupils and adults
• Pupils feel safe, are well cared for and attend well
• Pupils achieve well and are academically prepared for their next stage
• Pupils behave well, listen attentively and classrooms are calm and orderly
• Ambitious and broad curriculum starts in early years and builds knowledge progressively
• Early years provision gives children an excellent start, including strong communication and number skills
• Reading is a high priority and the early reading curriculum is delivered effectively
• Support for pupils with SEND is effective and well considered
• Personal development is strong, including learning about cultures, safety and healthy lifestyles
• Governors are more effective, monitor regularly and hold leaders to account
• Staff feel supported by leaders around workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Pedagogical choices are sometimes not as effective as they could be
• New knowledge is not always introduced clearly enough
• Key learning is sometimes not made clear, so pupils do not always secure intended curriculum content
• Curriculum plans are still evolving, and some subjects are more established than others
• Communication systems with parents are not fully embedded
• Some parents feel less engaged and would like clearer communication
• Staff would appreciate more support to keep refining their practice

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 Heritage Park Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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 Heritage Park 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 Heritage Park Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% 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, 12.9% of pupils at Heritage Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Heritage Park Primary School received £7,204 and spent £7,332 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £81,000 (£402 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 Heritage Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heritage Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Heritage Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Heritage Park Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Heritage Park Primary School have?

Heritage Park Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heritage Park Primary School cover?

Heritage Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Heritage Park Primary School?

Heritage Park Primary School is at Park Farm Way, Park Farm, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 8XA.