Herons Dale School
Special schoolHerons Dale School is a special school in Adur, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 146 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Herons Dale School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Herons Dale School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holmbush Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)80 m
- Shoreham AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)770 m
- Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Shoreham CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Adur
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).