Heather Field School
New Burton House, Burton Bank Lane, ST17 9JW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Leech
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Stafford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 146981
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01785550940
About this school
Heather Field School is an independent special school in Staffordshire. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 129 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Heather Field School under its current framework. 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
Heather Field School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2019, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 7.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Heather Field 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 94 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 129
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stafford Grammar School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy1.6 miles
Academies · Stafford
-
The Haven School2.3 miles
Special schools · Staffordshire
-
Longridge School3.0 miles
Special schools
-
Greenhall3.3 miles
Academies · Stafford
Common questions
- What year groups does Heather Field School teach?
- Heather Field School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Staffordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Heather Field School?
- The headteacher of Heather Field School is Mr Richard Leech, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heather Field School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Heather Field School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Heather Field School?
- Heather Field School has 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Heather Field School full?
- Heather Field School has capacity for 140 pupils and 129 on roll (92%), 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 Heather Field School a faith school?
- No. Heather Field School has no designated religious character.
- What are Heather Field School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heather Field 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 24 July 2026.