Highwoods Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 13 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 139462
- Address
- Tynedale Square, Highwoods, CO4 9SN
- Website
- www.highwoodsprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 447 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 64.4%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 6.9%
Indian 5.8%
Other 4%
African 2.9%
Chinese 2.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 81%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 26%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Highwoods Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 3 | 63 34 29 |
| Year 4 | 77 43 34 |
| Year 5 | 64 36 28 |
| Year 6 | 63 30 33 |