Heavers Farm Primary School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at teaching reading and writing, with pupils' attainment exceeding national averages and disadvantaged pupils achieving as well as their peers nationally. Teachers use practical resources skillfully to support pupils with special educational needs, and the school successfully creates calm, purposeful learning environments where pupils feel safe and can concentrate. Early Years provision is particularly strong, with children starting school well-prepared for learning.
Key Strengths
- Reading is taught consistently well across the school with attainment exceeding national averages
- Pupils make good progress in writing from all starting points with helpful teacher feedback
- Key Stage 1 teaching leads to good progress for all pupils including disadvantaged learners
- Behaviour is very well managed with consistent implementation of the behaviour policy
- Early Years provision is strong with children attaining above national average levels of development
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not use information to check pupils' progress across a wide range of subjects as effectively as they do in core subjects
- Persistent absence rates remain above national average
- Information about specific safeguarding risks could be shared more coherently when reviewing policies
- Teachers' precision in using information to set appropriate challenge varies across the wider curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective. Staff receive relevant training including on radicalisation and extremism, recruitment procedures ensure understanding of safeguarding concerns, and decisions to refer concerns are well informed and carefully recorded.
Heavers Farm Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained good quality education and systematically tackled areas for improvement since the last inspection in 2012.
At a Glance
35.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 64%. Maths has declined from 67% to 60%. Writing has declined from 73% to 59%.
Class Sizes
23.5
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
27.3
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
30%
Available places
259 pupils
862 capacity
603 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Croydon
Places available
4,890
Applications
4,309
Got 1st preference
86.7%
Got preferred school
98.1%
Primary admissions across Croydon (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.29934%
Overall absence
27.40214%
Persistent absence
281
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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