Highfield Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 108351
- Address
- Whinfield Way, NE39 2JE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 121 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 41.3%
- Girls
- 58.7%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 84.3%
Other 8.3%
Mixed 3.3%
Other Black 1.7%
Other White 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell below average-4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 31%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Highfield Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 11 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 4 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 11 3 8 |
| Year 1 | 15 9 6 |
| Year 2 | 14 5 9 |
| Year 3 | 18 9 9 |
| Year 4 | 14 4 10 |
| Year 5 | 13 5 8 |
| Year 6 | 17 6 11 |