Heathfield Infant SchoolNelson Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Twickenham.

Summary of the comparison

Heathfield Infant School and Nelson Primary School are primary schools in Twickenham.

  • Heathfield Infant School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Nelson Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Heathfield Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Heathfield Infant School was judged Good and Nelson Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Nelson Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Heathfield Infant School versus Nelson Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure TwickenhamHeathfield Infant SchoolTwickenhamNelson Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking44th of 44 in Richmond upon Thames 36th of 44 in Richmond upon Thames Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll296 245
Capacity348 416
LocationTwickenham, TW2 6EN Twickenham, TW2 7BU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported59.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census296 245
Free school meals (ever 6)36.2% 22.0%
English as an additional language46.6% 39.6%
SEN support24.0% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan6.1% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% Stronger figure6.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.8% Stronger figure21.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Heathfield Infant School

Nelson Primary School

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