Heath Fields Primary School, Derby
Heath Fields Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Derby. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 74th-highest of the 86 schools in Derby with published results, and 13,208th of 14,452 across England. It was 75% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Heath Fields Primary School in detail
Heath Fields Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "To find out more about Heath Fields Primary School and what we offer, please look at our prospectus which provides further information about our school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis, basketball, drama and choir.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Heath Fields Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (59% in reading, 53% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Heath Fields Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Heath Fields Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Heath Fields Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Heath Fields Primary School are Richard Wakefield CofE Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); John of Rolleston Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 88% maths); Hilton Spencer Academy (2.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); and Church Broughton CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Heath Fields Primary School.
Richard Wakefield CofE Primary AcademyJohn of Rolleston Primary SchoolHilton Spencer AcademyChurch Broughton CofE Primary School
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 28 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 4 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Tutbury & Hatton Rail Station, about 480 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bramley Court (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 26 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Heath Fields Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
23.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 59% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 56% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Heath Fields Primary School
Mac's Club Summer Holiday information 2026
30 Jun 2026
Everyone Active Water Safety leaflet
15 May 2026
What's On w/b 11.5.26
10 May 2026
What's On w/b 27.04.2026
24 Apr 2026
Jumping Clay After School Club booking information
15 Apr 2026
Derbyshire Hockey Summer Coaching
14 Apr 2026
From Heath Fields Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Heath Fields Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Heath Fields Primary School.
- Mac's ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Heath Fields Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Heath Fields Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Heath Fields Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Heath Fields Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
202 pupils
270 places
68 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Derby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Derby
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
17.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
185
Total Pupils
93
Boys
92
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,174
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,455
Per pupil
£1242k
Total funding
£64k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
6.7%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Heath Fields Primary School
What are SATs results like at Heath Fields Primary School?
Of the pupils at Heath Fields Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 53% did so in maths.
What is Heath Fields Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Heath Fields Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.
What is the catchment area for Heath Fields Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Heath Fields Primary School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Heath Fields Primary School?
Heath Fields Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Heath Fields Primary School?
Classes at Heath Fields Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Heath Fields Primary School?
Heath Fields Primary School has around 185 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Heath Fields Primary School?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Heath Fields Primary School in 2024/25. 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Heath Fields Primary School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Heath Fields Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Heath Fields Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Mac's Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Heath Fields Primary School's term dates?
Heath Fields Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Derbyshire. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Heath Fields Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Heath Fields Primary School?
Heath Fields Primary School is at Field Avenue, Hatton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5EQ.
Sources: Derbyshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)