# Herons Dale School

Herons 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.

Special school. Code E126169. [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 146
- Council: Adur
- URN: 126169

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holmbush Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holmbush-primary-academy-e141906): 80 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shoreham Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-academy-e135962): 770 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Glebe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebe-primary-school-e150066): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Shoreham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shoreham-college-e126112): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Peter's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-e149293): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-and-st-mary-cofe-primary-school-e149006): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/126169)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/126169)

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