Highwood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 27 2023 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117089
Address
Mead Way, WD23 2AW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
441 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.1%
Girls
49.9%
First language not English
32.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.3%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.9%
Other White 11.8%
Mixed 10.2%
Indian 8.2%
Other Asian 5.9%
Unclassified 4.5%
Pakistani 4.3%
Caribbean 2%
Other 2%
African 1.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Highwood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
13
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
16
10
6
Reception, Full-time
59
33
26
Year 1
58
27
31
Year 2
53
27
26
Year 3
59
26
33
Year 4
58
29
29
Year 5
58
29
29
Year 6
58
27
31
Year 2023-2024

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