Heronswood Primary School
Heronswood Road, Kidderminster, DY10 4EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Karen Banford
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 485
- URN
- 141246
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0156269750
About this school
Heronswood Primary School is a primary academy in Kidderminster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 485 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heronswood 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 53 | 57 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 12% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 81% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 63% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Heronswood 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 483 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heronswood Primary School compares
Heronswood Primary School ranked 96th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 | 54% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 485 | — |
| Comberton Primary School | 66% | 5% | 31.7% | 376 | 0.8 miles |
| Foley Park Primary Academy | 42% | 6.7% | 31.1% | 219 | 1.2 miles |
| Offmore Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 27.9% | 372 | 1.3 miles |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary | 61% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 1.3 miles |
| St George's CofE School | 42% | 4.9% | 36.8% | 223 | 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.
Inspection history
- 30 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.8%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 6.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Comberton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Foley Park Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Offmore Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St Ambrose Catholic Primary1.3 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St George's CofE School1.5 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
Other schools in Kidderminster
Heronswood Primary School ranks 14th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Kidderminster.
- Birchen Coppice Academy Primary
- Blakedown CofE Primary School Primary
- Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School Primary
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Primary
- Comberton Primary School Primary
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
- Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Primary
- Farlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Foley Park Primary Academy Primary
- Franche Primary School Primary
- Hartlebury CofE Primary School Primary
- Offmore Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Heronswood Primary School teach?
- Heronswood Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Kidderminster.
- Who is the head of school of Heronswood Primary School?
- The head of school of Heronswood Primary School is Karen Banford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heronswood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heronswood 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 Heronswood Primary School?
- Heronswood Primary School has 485 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Heronswood Primary School full?
- Heronswood Primary School has capacity for 504 pupils and 485 on roll (96%), 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 Heronswood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heronswood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heronswood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heronswood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Heronswood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Heronswood Primary School is part of THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heronswood Primary 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 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heronswood Primary School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Heronswood Primary School ranked 96th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% 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 Heronswood Primary School's absence rate?
- Heronswood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heronswood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heronswood 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 1 July 2026.