Hera House, Appleby
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hera House excels at supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, with staff who deeply understand individual needs and adapt teaching accordingly. The school creates a caring environment where pupils feel happy and supported, with each family having a dedicated key worker. Pupils develop important life skills and have strong relationships with staff, who help them prepare confidently for adulthood.
Key Strengths
- Values pupils' individuality and has high expectations for behaviour and achievement
- Strong support for families with key workers providing a point of contact for communication and emotional support
- Effective teaching of phonics with pupils showing resilient attitudes to reading
- Well-designed curriculum adapted to meet the changing needs of pupils joining throughout the year
- Excellent preparation for adulthood with careers events and visits from local employers
Areas for Improvement
- Writing tasks sometimes do not match pupils' phonics knowledge, preventing them from consolidating skills
- Checking pupils' understanding is inconsistent across the school, meaning some misconceptions are not addressed
- Persistent absence remains high for some pupils, causing them to miss essential learning
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Sensory garden, break room for regulation, annual careers event with visits from local employers and businesses
Hera House is a special school for pupils aged 5-14 with cognitive, learning, speech and language, autism, and social-emotional needs. It was rated Good overall and meets all independent school standards.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
16 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
33 pupils
50 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Appleby
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Appleby
Admissions Demand - North Lincolnshire
Places available
2,283
Applications
1,858
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Secondary admissions across North Lincolnshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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