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EnglandWest MidlandsBirminghamB8 3QFHighfield Junior and Infant School
Primary

Highfield Junior and Infant School

Primary

Birmingham · Birmingham · B8 3QF https://www.hifield.bham.sch.uk

Pupils
681
cap. 840
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
681
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
681
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfield Junior and Infant School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
0pp
64%55%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
6%
+2pp
6%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
681
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
86%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 3QF
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%6%69%27%71%12%79%18%76%76%104.0104.0107.024%681
2023/2464%4%69%19%74%6%77%7%76%71%102.0102.0106.028%721
2022/2358%4%66%9%70%6%74%23%72%74%102.0104.0106.0-1.20+0.30+1.9030%715
2018/1946%3%55%15%65%6%65%15%80%75%101.0103.0107.0-0.90+0.00-0.1030%837
2017/1854%3%64%23%61%6%71%7%66%70%101.0101.0105.0+0.00-0.10-0.90836
2016/1749%3%58%10%54%3%65%16%58%72%100.0102.0106.0-3.40-3.50-2.1029%849

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2568123.624%86%45%8%29%
2023/2472122.328%88%32%8%28%
2022/2371521.430%90%35%9%33%
2021/2275324.420%91%36%9%26%
2020/2175620.531%91%32%
2018/1983734.930%91%32%6%19%
2017/186%18%
2016/1784943.329%91%39%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.