Herons Dale School

Hawkins Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6TN

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

KS2 expected

4–11

Ages

145

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: West Sussex →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 145 / 130 (112%) · over capacity
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

32.4%

Disadvantaged

8.3%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

11.7%

Overall absence

34.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

14.43

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -2.6 vs 2023/24

10.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.0 vs 2023/24

49.12

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +6.5 vs 2023/24

£50,255

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 31% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,660 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

6.5% rate

↑ +1 vs 2023/24

4.57

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£27,649

Spend per pupil

£27,436

Income per pupil

29%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.