SCHOOL PROFILE

Heston Primary School

Primary Community school URN 136191
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 392 364 full-time · 28 part-time
Female pupils 210 53.6% of pupils
Male pupils 182 46.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.3%
3.5 pts above England
School 28.3%
Hounslow 23.0%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

75.8%
55.5 pts above England
School 75.8%
Hounslow 53.9%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.6%
1.6 pts above England
School 2.6%
Hounslow 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
26.8%
105
Any other ethnic group
19.9%
78
Pakistani
12.0%
47
Any other White background
11.2%
44
African
8.2%
32
Any other Asian background
5.1%
20
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 23.2% 91 of 392 pupils
2.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.2%
Hounslow 20.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 78 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 59
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Other difficulty or disability 4
Physical disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

78.0% 17.6 pts above England
School 78.0%
Hounslow 64.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Hounslow 75.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Hounslow 71.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Hounslow 76.4%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

7.77%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.55 pts higher than England
School 7.77%
Hounslow 6.47%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.95%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.14 pts higher than England
School 26.95%
Hounslow 17.78%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.19 pts lower than England
School 1.62%
Hounslow 1.39%
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

83.1% 5.1 pts below England
Heston Primary School
83.1%
Hounslow
87.1%
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