Little Heath Primary School
School Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Gradwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 117567
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707652104
About this school
Little Heath Primary School is a foundation primary school in Potters Bar. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 225 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 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 59% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 62% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Little Heath 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Heath Primary School compares
Little Heath Primary School ranked 192nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.8% | 18.7% | 225 | — |
| Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School | 70% | 5.2% | 19.8% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| Oakmere Primary School | 52% | 7.9% | 37% | 226 | 0.9 miles |
| Cranborne Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 448 | 1.1 miles |
| Northaw Church of England Primary School | 44% | 7.7% | 11.6% | 101 | 1.2 miles |
| Pope Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 214 | 1.5 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)
- 18.66%
- English as an additional language
- 29.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 10.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Oakmere Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Cranborne Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
- 1.2 miles
-
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
Other schools in Potters Bar
Little Heath Primary School ranks 5th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Potters Bar.
- Cranborne Primary School Primary
- Cuffley School Primary
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Oakmere Primary School Primary
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Giles' CofE Primary School Primary
- The Wroxham School Primary
- Dame Alice Owen's School Secondary
- Gracewood Academy Secondary
- Chase House School Special schools
- Darwin School Special schools
- Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Little Heath Primary School teach?
- Little Heath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Potters Bar.
- Who is the headteacher of Little Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Little Heath Primary School is Mr Andrew Gradwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Heath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Heath 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 big is Little Heath Primary School?
- Little Heath Primary School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Little Heath Primary School full?
- Little Heath Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 225 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Little Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Little Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Little Heath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Little Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Heath Primary School rank locally?
- Little Heath Primary School ranked 192nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Little Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Heath 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 30 June 2026.