Heronshaw School
Lichfield Down, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, MK7 7PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Outtram
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 146462
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908608380
About this school
Heronshaw School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 161 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Heronshaw 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heronshaw School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 25% | 161 | — |
| Heronsgate School | 61% | 5.3% | 33.8% | 334 | 0.0 miles |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 74 | 0.7 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 0.7 miles |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 100 | 1.1 miles |
| Lift Charles Warren | 57% | 5.6% | 58.1% | 182 | 1.1 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
- 22 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report15 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 26.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heronsgate School0.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronshill School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Lift Charles Warren1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heronshaw School teach?
- Heronshaw School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Heronshaw School?
- The headteacher of Heronshaw School is Mrs Kirsty Outtram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heronshaw School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heronshaw 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 Heronshaw School?
- Heronshaw School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Heronshaw School full?
- Heronshaw School has capacity for 270 pupils and 161 on roll (60%), 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 Heronshaw School a faith school?
- No. Heronshaw School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heronshaw School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heronshaw School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heronshaw School?
- Heronshaw School is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Heronshaw School's absence rate?
- Heronshaw School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Heronshaw School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Heronshaw School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.