Heathmere Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Caring and passionate leadership has established a nurturing, safe and orderly school. Leaders have taken effective action to reduce exclusions and improve attendance. After-school activities, clubs and visits extend the curriculum well.

Governors provide a good balance of challenge and support. They know the school well. Provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is effective.

Pupils often start school with gaps in their skills and knowledge, but effective teaching means that they make good progress. Early reading is taught well from the earliest age. Mathematics is taught consistently well across the ...school.

The behaviour, personal development and welfare of pupils are key strengths. Pupils are taught positive attitudes. As a result, they have positive attitudes to their learning.

Early years classrooms are bright and stimulating. The broad and engaging curriculum ensures that children make a good start to their schooling. Sometimes, writing tasks are not matched to pupils' levels of ability or provide insufficient challenge.

Information about this school

Heathmere is an average-sized primary school. The school has 14 out of 17 ethnic groups; 19% are White British, 16% are of other White background, 15% are of Black British African background, 10% are of Asian or British Asian Pakistani background, 11% are of other Asian background. Over half (54%) of pupils speak English as an additional language.

This is well above the national average. Almost half (49%) of pupils are in receipt of pupil premium funding. This is well above the national average.

The proportion of pupils who have an education, health and care plan is well above the national average. Around 18% of pupils receive special needs support. This is well above the national average.