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Herons' Moor Academy

Highlands Lane, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX

Local ranking17th of 63 primary schools in North Somerset
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
73.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
88.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
80.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
448
Boys
236 (53%)
Girls
212 (47%)
Capacity
420 (107% full)
SEND
12.0%
FSM Eligible
18.1%
EAL
17.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.0%
SEN Support
10.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,426/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.6%
  • White Other: 7.2%
  • Mixed Other: 2.9%
  • Asian Indian: 1.8%
  • Black African: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Black Other: 0.7%

81.6%

White British

7.2%

White Other

2.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138603
UKPRN
10038525
Establishment No.
3451
Trust
CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION

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