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EnglandNorth WestTraffordM41 9PAHighfield Primary School
Primary

Highfield Primary School

Primary

Trafford · Manchester · M41 9PA www.highfield-primary.trafford.sch.uk

Pupils
300
cap. 332
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
300
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTrafford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfield Primary School · Primary · Trafford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-8pp
76%68%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
300
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Bridgenorth Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PA
Local authority
Trafford
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
2024/2560%0%74%23%74%16%72%14%93%70%105.0103.0105.013%300
2023/2468%12%83%46%76%15%85%32%93%88%107.0106.0106.013%308
2022/2376%14%83%40%79%24%88%36%90%88%107.0106.0107.0+1.70+2.20+1.7011%312
2018/1975%15%83%35%90%25%88%35%90%83%106.0106.0108.0+0.30-0.30-0.309%304
2017/1873%14%78%35%92%38%81%19%100%76%105.0105.0105.0-1.00+1.60-1.308%306
2016/1769%10%77%33%90%23%82%31%87%85%106.0106.0108.0+2.40+2.90+2.309%294

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
2024/2530021.613%12%19%3%5%
2023/2430822.613%14%17%4%11%
2022/2331219.311%14%17%4%8%
2021/2230718.712%12%18%5%7%
2020/2130819.512%10%16%
2018/1930420.09%14%12%3%4%
2017/1830618.18%13%14%4%3%
2016/1729420.09%11%11%3%3%

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