Foundation school · Gloucestershire

Heron Primary School

4–11Ages
402Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115749URN

Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

155 applications for 60 places · 54th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
23 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

155 applications · 60 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 3.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 4.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 4.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 5.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 4.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	155	2.6	49	0.82
Sep 2025	57	140	2.5	43	0.75
Sep 2024	41	157	3.8	30	0.73
Sep 2023	60	189	3.2	53	0.88
Sep 2022	60	207	3.5	58	0.97
Sep 2021	60	210	3.5	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	220	3.7	53	0.88
Sep 2019	59	222	3.8	51	0.86
Sep 2018	60	261	4.4	71	1.18
Sep 2017	60	277	4.6	93	1.55
Sep 2016	60	296	4.9	88	1.47
Sep 2015	60	305	5.1	104	1.73
Sep 2014	60	251	4.2	93	1.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%145th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	5%	104	103
2023/24	68%	8%	106	104
2022/23	53%	2%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Heron Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Abbeymead Primary School
0.9 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

5.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Coney Hill Community Primary School
1.3 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Finlay Community School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Junior School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2024

78%met the SATs standard
Dinglewell Infant School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Coopers Edge School
1.9 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115749 · 916/5219
Capacity: 420 pupils · 402 on roll
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BN
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources