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Heath Fields Primary School

Community school · Derby · DE65 5EQ

Ages 4–11 · 185 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

34%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-07-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)34%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
32
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill66%

185 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
185
Boys / girls
93 / 92
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
185 / 280 (66%)
Free school meals
23.2%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Nicola Oliphant

Location

Address
Field Avenue, Hatton
Postcode
DE65 5EQ
Town
Derby
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
South Derbyshire
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Derby, Derbyshire, 185 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.2%.

Open schools in Derby
160
Primary schools in Derby
108
Academies among open schools in Derby
47% (75)
Open schools in DE65
16
Primary in DE65
9
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • John of Rolleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9AG · Staffordshire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand0.95

    2.2 miles away

  • Hilton Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Derby · DE65 5GH · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM21.9%
    • Demand0.90

    2.2 miles away

  • Church Broughton CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Derby · DE65 5AS · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM14.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.2 miles away

  • The Mease Spencer Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Hilton · DE65 5LX · Derbyshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand1.28

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  • Outwoods Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 0AS · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.4%
    • Demand0.94

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  • The Mosley Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Burton-on-Trent · DE13 9QD · Staffordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM3.8%
    • Demand1.03

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Nicola Oliphant
Telephone
01283813255
Website
www.heathfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/

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