Highfields Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 146844
- Address
- Pluto Close, Highfields, LE2 0UU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 363 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 86.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
Indian 55.6%
Other Asian 9.6%
African 8.3%
Pakistani 6.6%
Mixed 6.2%
Bangladeshi 4.4%
Other 3.9%
Other Black 1.9%
Other White 1.4%
White British 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Highfields Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 7 18 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 48 24 24 |
| Year 1 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 2 | 48 27 21 |
| Year 3 | 48 29 19 |
| Year 4 | 48 26 22 |
| Year 5 | 46 22 24 |
| Year 6 | 48 21 27 |