Heron Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.10 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Heron Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Heron Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.10 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 1.10 miles away, 35th shortest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included).
For Reception, the 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2023 and further than in 2012, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 49 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 47 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), with 5% reaching the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BN
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 402 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 16.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025

Strengths

“Heron Primary School is an inclusive, welcoming school.”
“All staff in the school are ambitious for pupils to be successful learners.”
“The Heron ‘drivers’ help the school focus its efforts on this aim.”

To improve

“However, a few older pupils do not enjoy reading.”
“They do not read unless they have no choice.”
“Some lack confidence in reading and this is why they avoid it.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2025 (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)	55%	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: 49 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Hillside Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Abbeymead Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Coney Hill Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Finlay Community School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Dinglewell Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Dinglewell Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
Coopers Edge School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published