Heather Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Coalville, Leicestershire
Heather Primary School is a primary school in Coalville, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Street, Heather, Coalville, LE67 2QP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “In this small school, every child is known and cared for.”
- “They know the school values of resilience, respect and reflection and demonstrate them in the way they conduct themselves.”
- “The school is a happy and harmonious community.”
To improve
- “In these subjects, pupils’ knowledge is less secure, and there are some gaps where topics have not been taught effectively in the past.”
- “This is less effective in the subjects which have been developed more recently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (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) | 56% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock 1.0 mi Not judged
- Ibstock Junior School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Newton Burgoland Primary School 1.7 mi Good
- Woodstone Community Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Hugglescote Community Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ellistown Community Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Dove Bank Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville 2.9 mi Good