Heber Primary School
Heber Road, East Dulwich, London, SE22 9LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vanessa Kyprios
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lewisham West and East Dulwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 100793
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086932075
About this school
Heber Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 447 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heber Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 40 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 78% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 85% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heber Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heber Primary School compares
Heber Primary School ranked 30th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.2% | 14.9% | 447 | — |
| Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich | 89% | 3.5% | 16.5% | 346 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 31.2% | 414 | 0.2 miles |
| Goodrich Community Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 23.5% | 421 | 0.3 miles |
| Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School | — | 3.4% | 8.9% | 265 | 0.6 miles |
| Goose Green Primary and Nursery School | 55% | 5.5% | 49.3% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.93%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Goodrich Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Dulwich Village Church of England Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Goose Green Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Heber Primary School ranks 573rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Heber Primary School teach?
- Heber Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Heber Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heber Primary School is Mrs Vanessa Kyprios, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heber Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heber Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Heber Primary School?
- Heber Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heber Primary School full?
- Heber Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 447 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Heber Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heber Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heber Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heber Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Heber Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heber Primary School compare with other schools in Southwark?
- Heber Primary School ranked 30th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heber Primary School's absence rate?
- Heber Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heber Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heber Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2026.