Heathfield Junior School
Cobbett Road, Twickenham, TW2 6EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Colenso
- Federation
- Heathfield Schools' Partnership
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 370
- URN
- 102890
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088943525
About this school
Heathfield Junior School is a community primary school in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 370 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 115 | 115 | 113 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 78% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Heathfield Junior 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 | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 422 |
| 2023/24 | 437 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heathfield Junior School compares
Heathfield Junior School ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.1% | 37.1% | 370 | — |
| Heathfield Infant School | — | 6.1% | 36.2% | 286 | 0.0 miles |
| Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School | 83% | 3.8% | 12% | 204 | 0.2 miles |
| Nelson Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 22% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 8% | 442 | 0.6 miles |
| Crane Park Primary School | 76% | 6.4% | 32.4% | 444 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.07%
- English as an additional language
- 54.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.74%
Location
Nearby schools
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Heathfield Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Nelson Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
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Crane Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Feltham
Other schools in Twickenham
Heathfield Junior School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Twickenham.
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St James's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C E Primary School Primary
- Trafalgar Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heathfield Junior School teach?
- Heathfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Heathfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Heathfield Junior School is Mr David Colenso, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heathfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heathfield Junior 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 big is Heathfield Junior School?
- Heathfield Junior School has 370 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Heathfield Junior School full?
- Heathfield Junior School has capacity for 400 pupils and 370 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Heathfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Heathfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heathfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heathfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heathfield Junior School?
- Heathfield Junior School is part of the Heathfield Schools' Partnership federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Heathfield Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Heathfield Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Heathfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heathfield Junior School rank locally?
- Heathfield Junior School ranked 35th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heathfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Heathfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heathfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heathfield Junior 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 29 June 2026.