Heckmondwike Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
464
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Foundation school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(25/01/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
31%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Cawley Lane
Heckmondwike
WF16 0AN
01924325690

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Leaders and governors have a realistic view about the quality of education in the school and have an appropriate development plan to tackle areas that need to improve. You act swiftly, through regular reviews of the quality of teaching and learning alongside pupil outcomes, to ensure that pupils receive a good quality education. Governors provide effective challenge and support to school leaders, which helps you to evaluate the success of the actions you take. Pupils are very friendly and welcoming to visitors. You have created a culture where pupils work together and support each other and relationships between staff and pupils are strong. Pupils are friendly and polite. Pupils want to do well. Behaviour in lessons is good and where disruption does occur, it is swiftly resolved so that pupils can continue to learn. The majority of pupils attend well, although you recognise that the effect of term-time holidays affects progress for some pupils. You work increasingly well with parents and carers, and recognise that work to improve attendance needs to continue to build on the recent improvements for the first half term of this academic year. Most children enter your school at stages of development that are well below agerelated expectations. You and your staff work hard to ensure that pupils develop the skills and knowledge they need to be successful. Throughout the school, there is a clear focus on developing pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills. In the early years, teachers and leaders expertly weave opportunities for exploring number and writing through all activities and this is enabling children to make more rapid progress. Pupils in key stage 1 are making more progress because you have thought carefully about how to structure their day. Your strategies are supporting pupils in all areas of the curriculum as well as developing skills of working together and independence. The effect of this is clear from pupils’ progress information and work. Currently, pupils are making more progress than previous cohorts did. In key stage 2, pupils make good progress. Teaching is good, and this makes up for some historic weaker teaching for these pupils. Work in books shows that pupils are keen to learn and work is appropriate to meet their needs. However, in some books, particularly for the most able, work does not always provide enough challenge to ensure that they have the opportunity to reach the highest levels of attainment. In response to the areas for improvement identified at the previous inspection in May 2013, you implemented a new data management system, which is providing greater information to teachers and senior leaders about the progress pupils are making. This is leading to better planning of learning so that it increasingly meets the needs of pupils. Through regular analysis of this information, teachers identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge and ensure that their teaching allows pupils to catch up. For example, during the inspection in the early years, a teaching assistant skilfully supported children’s language development through excellent questioning. This support was during a planned intervention for identified children who needed it. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Staff receive appropriate training to keep pupils safe. Staff and governors have completed child protection training and ‘Prevent’ duty training. The training staff access ensures that they have a good awareness of warning signs that may indicate that pupils need help. Appropriate risk assessments are in place to keep pupils safe in school and on school trips. However, we agree that staff need to record the checks that they make in the early years, on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Pupils say that they feel safe and have someone to go to if they have a problem. Bullying happens rarely and if it does, pupils are confident that it will be resolved quickly. Pupils receive risk education in an age appropriate way and know, for example, how to safely cross a road. Inspection findings Overall, pupils’ attendance declined slightly in the previous academic year, in part due to extended holidays that were unauthorised. Leaders’ actions to improve this, including the skilled community worker working closely with parents and implementing clear attendance policies, is leading to improvements. Attendance for the first half term in this academic year is showing clear improvement compared to the same time in the previous academic year.

Heckmondwike Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>48, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>55, "strongly_agree"=>10, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>13, "strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>25, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>38, "strongly_disagree"=>13, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>10} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>13, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>42, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>16, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>77, "no"=>23} UNLOCK Figures based on 31 responses up to 25-01-2023

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