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Highfields Academy

Primary

Cheshire East · Nantwich · CW5 6HA http://www.highfieldsacademy.co.uk

Pupils
246
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
246
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 09/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire East
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfields Academy · Primary · Cheshire East

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+4pp
69%61%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
10%
0pp
10%9%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
45%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
246
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Cumberland Avenue, Nantwich, CW5 6HA
Local authority
Cheshire East
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
2024/2569%10%83%52%72%21%90%45%69%86%107.0108.0108.010%246
2023/2465%10%81%39%71%10%74%35%74%61%107.0104.0103.010%256
2022/2353%10%73%23%73%10%73%17%90%70%104.0104.0102.0-0.60-0.90+0.2010%254
2018/1963%7%70%37%87%10%83%10%93%87%106.0104.0106.0-0.60-1.60-1.606%263
2017/1860%10%77%20%83%10%70%23%90%77%104.0104.0104.0-2.40-1.50-1.00264
2016/1773%17%83%43%93%20%83%23%97%80%108.0105.0105.0+2.10+0.30-1.104%211

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
2024/2524626.410%2%12%3%6%
2023/2425627.510%1%13%4%5%
2022/2325426.710%2%11%4%8%
2021/2223925.312%2%8%5%8%
2020/2125526.610%2%8%
2018/1926322.36%1%6%3%4%
2017/1821.23%6%
2016/1721117.84%0%10%3%6%

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