Heathlands School

State-Funded School

heathlands-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL3 5AYPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Heathlands School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 150 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.47

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

150

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

88%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 150
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 8 February 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Nov 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.