Heronswood Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Heronswood Primary School is a primary school in Kidderminster, Worcestershire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 30 April 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Heronswood 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 54 first-choice applications for 58 offers; places ran out in 4 of the 6 earlier years.
- 17.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
- There are 25.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire is 20.9.
- In 2024/25, 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heronswood Road, Kidderminster, DY10 4EX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 485 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils attend regularly and feel safe at school.”
- “Pupils are respectful of staff and one another.”
- “Classrooms are hardworking places where pupils work hard and achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 54% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 54 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 Worcestershire.
- Comberton Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Foley Park Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Offmore Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Birchen Coppice Academy 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sutton Park Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published