Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School
About Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School is clearly a popular choice among local families, with 72 applications for just 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.4. Of those 72 applicants, 39 put Heartwood as their first preference, and 27 of those were offered a place. That level of demand suggests a school that parents in the Breckland area trust and want their children to attend. The school is led by headteacher Rebecca Starman and has a Church of England character, though it is a state-funded primary open to all. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2023, rated the school Good across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a consistent improvement from its previous 2017 inspection, which also rated it Good overall but did not grade behaviour or personal development separately.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
13 Jul 2023Source: Ofsted, 25 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
6Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
11Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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