SCHOOL PROFILE

Heathfield Infant School

Primary Community school URN 102891
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 348 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 April 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Richmond upon Thames
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 286 245 full-time · 41 part-time
Female pupils 119 41.6% of pupils
Male pupils 167 58.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.5%
0.3 pts below England
School 24.5%
Richmond upon Thames 11.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

49.3%
29.0 pts above England
School 49.3%
Richmond upon Thames 21.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Richmond upon Thames 1.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
33.2%
95
Any other White background
10.8%
31
Pakistani
10.1%
29
Any other Asian background
8.4%
24
Indian
8.0%
23
African
5.9%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 32.2% 92 of 286 pupils
11.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.2%
Richmond upon Thames 17.6%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.4% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 8.6 pts above
EHC plans 8.7% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.08%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.14 pts lower than England
School 6.08%
Richmond upon Thames 5.21%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.96 pts higher than England
School 19.77%
Richmond upon Thames 12.05%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Richmond upon Thames 1.14%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

82.2% 6.0 pts below England
Heathfield Infant School
82.2%
Richmond upon Thames
84.1%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information