Heron Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Kendal, Westmorland and Furness
Heron Hill Primary School is a primary school in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2022. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hayfell Avenue, Kendal, LA9 7JH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 419 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2022
Strengths
- “Heron Hill is a happy school where pupils learn, grow and play together.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils in the school.”
- “Children in Nursery learn to concentrate on their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, there is less information for adults about this key knowledge.”
- “This makes it more difficult for teachers to make sure that pupils learn everything they need to know in readiness for future learning.”
- “However, leaders have not thought as carefully about the key texts and authors which are important for older pupils to experience.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Westmorland and Furness published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Vicarage Park CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ghyllside Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castle Park School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stramongate Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mark's CofE Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published