Highfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 144219
- Address
- Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, SR4 0DA
- Website
- highfieldprimary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 428 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.1%
White British 79%
African 5.6%
Other Asian 4%
Indian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other White 2.1%
Mixed 2.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingWell above average4
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Highfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 19 12 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 12 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 26 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 23 37 |
| Year 2 | 58 23 35 |
| Year 3 | 53 29 24 |
| Year 4 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 5 | 54 28 26 |
| Year 6 | 45 24 21 |