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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE2 0UUHighfields Primary School
Primary

Highfields Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE2 0UU www.highfields-pri.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
363
cap. 388
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
363
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
363
Pupils · 2024/25
86%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfields Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
65%
+11pp
65%60%54%
'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
4%3%2%
'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
363
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
86%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0UU
Local authority
Leicester
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
2024/2565%4%83%31%75%6%83%27%85%83%107.0106.0107.016%363
2023/2454%4%77%33%60%4%73%29%58%77%106.0104.0107.017%367
2022/2359%2%76%22%72%9%76%30%80%87%105.0105.0108.0-1.00-0.70+0.5017%365

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
2024/2536319.016%86%24%6%15%
2023/2436722.317%88%27%6%14%
2022/2336521.617%86%24%8%24%
2021/2237920.515%87%24%6%16%
2020/2138020.314%89%20%

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