Academy converter · Primary
Shoreham-by-Sea · BN43 6TN · West Sussex
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 126169
Herons Dale School
Community special school · Shoreham-by-Sea · BN43 6TN
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
146
Local authority
West Sussex
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–11, in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, 146 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 33.6%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 126169
Location
- Address
- Hawkins Crescent
- Postcode
- BN43 6TN
- Town
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- County
- West Sussex
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- District
- Adur
- Constituency
- East Worthing and Shoreham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 146
- Boys / girls
- 103 / 43
- School capacity
- 130
- Capacity fill
- 146 / 130 (112%)
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
- FSM pupils
- 49
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Isabel Robson
- Telephone
- 01273596904
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-03-20
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%