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Heathfield Infant School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedCouncil286 pupilsNurseryTwickenhamRichmond upon Thames
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Attendance93.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families29%About the same as most schools in England
Places62 spare286 pupils, 348 places
Pupils per teacher17.3School workforce census
Pupils on roll286Census January 2026

Heathfield Infant School is a council school in Twickenham for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 286 pupils and room for 348. About 29 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.

Cobbett Road, Twickenham, TW2 6EN020 8894 4074heathfieldschoolspartnership.orgMs Helen Child executive headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places232 pupils for 360 places, 2024/25
64% full

128 places were empty (36% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 19% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Richmond upon Thames council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll286Census January 2026
Places34882% full
Pupils from low-income families25%29% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English49%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support23%67 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan9%25 pupils with a plan
Average class size20.911 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)29%£105,400 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls167 / 119
White British pupils33%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 18 pupils, for autism.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Richmond upon Thames with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (47), emotional and mental health (20), Autistic spectrum disorder (16), Specific learning difficulty (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), Moderate learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll286296316348346368
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals25%29%30%27%20%22%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language49%47%40%31%29%29%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%17%18%16%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans6%4%3%6%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.8%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.6%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.1%6.3%9.6%7.1%4.0%4.5%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.5%3.9%6.4%5.1%2.9%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.6%2.4%3.2%2.0%1.1%1.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.8%19.2%35.2%25.0%11.9%12.2%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers15.3full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher17.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers89%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.6full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,690
Teachers who left in the year22%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher7.22024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£9,802England £7,738. Total £2.7m
Income per pupil£10,070England £7,697. Total £2.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,149England £3,480
Money in reserve3%Very little put by: £77k, £280 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£74kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,802spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m21112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate78 per 1,000 people14% lower than the England average
Typical house price£720,000Richmond upon Thames
Nearest bus stop180 mLongford Road, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Heathfield Junior SchoolCouncil0 m370Good 202463Compare
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England330 m204Outstanding 202495Compare
Nelson Primary SchoolAcademy900 m227Good 202326Compare
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic930 m442Good 202285Compare
Crane Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles444Not inspected72Compare
Trafalgar Infant SchoolCouncil0.8 miles133Good 202365Compare
Trafalgar Junior SchoolCouncil1.0 miles274Good 202381Compare
The Orchard Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles624Good 202341Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Heathfield Infant School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Heathfield Infant School yet.

How many pupils does Heathfield Infant School have?

286 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 348 places, so it is 82% full.

Is Heathfield Infant School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 128 places were empty in 2024/25 (36% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Heathfield Infant School?

Pupils were in school 93.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Heathfield Infant School?

The average class had 20.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Heathfield Infant School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Cobbett Road, Twickenham, TW2 6EN
Telephone
020 8894 4074
Website
www.heathfieldschoolspartnership.org
Executive Headteacher
Ms Helen Child
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames
Ward
Heathfield
Constituency
Twickenham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102891 · LAESTAB 3182012 · UKPRN 10080408

Where these figures come from