Heather Primary School
Main Street, Heather, Coalville, LE67 2QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maxine Michalowski
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 119926
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530260257
About this school
Heather Primary School is a community primary school in Coalville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heather 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 72% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 83% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 94% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| 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 Heather 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 114 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heather Primary School compares
Heather Primary School ranked 141st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.3% | 8% | 115 | — |
| St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock | — | 5% | 14.3% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
| Ibstock Junior School | 63% | 4% | 20.4% | 290 | 1.0 miles |
| Newton Burgoland Primary School | 55% | 3.9% | 12.9% | 94 | 1.7 miles |
| Woodstone Community Primary School | 71% | 3.9% | 14.4% | 206 | 1.8 miles |
| Hugglescote Community Primary School | — | — | — | 533 | 2.4 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)
- 8.04%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.31%
- Persistent absence
- 5.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock1.0 miles
Primary · Ibstock
-
Ibstock Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Ibstock
-
Newton Burgoland Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Woodstone Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Hugglescote Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
Heather Primary School ranks 10th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Griffydam Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Heather Primary School teach?
- Heather Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of Heather Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heather Primary School is Mrs Maxine Michalowski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heather Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heather 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 Heather Primary School?
- Heather Primary School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Heather Primary School full?
- Heather Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 115 on roll (97%), 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 Heather Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heather Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heather Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heather Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Heather Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heather Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Heather Primary School ranked 141st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heather Primary School's absence rate?
- Heather Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heather Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heather 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 3 July 2026.