Heathfield Junior School

About Heathfield Junior School

Heathfield Junior School sits within the London borough of Richmond upon Thames, a local authority with 46 primary schools where 16 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is ranked 26th in the LA based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, placing it just inside the top 25 tier nationally. Its closest Outstanding-rated neighbour is Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School, only 0.3 kilometres away. The top-performing peers in the borough are St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School, Deer Park School and Barnes Primary School, each with a ranking score of 92 or 93. Heathfield’s score of 73 reflects solid but not exceptional performance within a competitive local landscape. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for pupils aged 7 to 11, with no religious character, and is currently oversubscribed — its 410 pupils exceed the official capacity of 400.

In its most recent graded inspection, Heathfield was rated Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management. An ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed the school remains Good and is improving. At Key Stage 2, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, just below the local authority average of 76%. Reading and maths average scores both sit at 106, and 83% of pupils reached the expected level in each of those subjects individually. However, only 10% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the proportion reaching the higher standard in maths was 25%, in reading 32%, and in writing 20%. Progress measures are not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s national ranking places it in the 24th percentile among all primaries, meaning roughly three-quarters of schools nationally achieve a higher proportion of pupils at the expected level.

Facilities include a library, playing fields, a sports hall, a forest school area and a chapel. Sports on offer are rounders, tennis, gymnastics, cricket and football, while clubs include film club, gardening and drama. The school reports a range of SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. In the Parent View survey, 99% of the 170 respondents would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed or strongly agreed that children are happy, feel safe and do well. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 36.6%, well above the national average, which may be relevant for families considering the school’s intake and support structures. This is a Good-rated, oversubscribed junior school that suits families seeking a well-regarded local option within a high-performing borough, particularly those who value strong pastoral feedback and a broad range of SEND support.

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