Highfields Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school Outstanding leadership at all levels has ensured that the school has improved significantly since the last inspection. The school now provides outstanding education. The governing body carries out its role very effectively.

Governors are highly skilled. They use their detailed understanding of the school to hold leaders rigorously to account for the standard of education provided. Subject leadership is well developed.

Leaders work exceptionally well together and have a considerable impact on improving outcomes across the curriculum for all pupils. Pupils' outcomes are outstanding. Overall attainment is very high at the end of key ...stages 1 and 2.

Pupils make outstanding progress from their individual starting points. Due to high-quality teaching, the proportion of pupils who achieve the expected standard in the phonics screening check by the end of Year 1 is considerably higher than the national average. Teaching assistants are very effective in their work.

The pupils they support make substantial progress both academically and socially. The provision for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is very well led. These pupils make excellent progress over time from their individual starting points.

Leaders ensure that pupils are extremely well cared for. Pupils feel safe and know how to stay safe. They rapidly acquire the skills necessary to become confident learners.

The skilfully planned curriculum provides wide-ranging opportunities for pupils to deepen their knowledge and develop their understanding across many subjects. As a result, pupils are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. The early years provision is outstanding.

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Information about this school

Highfields Primary School is slightly larger than an average-sized primary school. The large majority of pupils are of White British heritage and speak English as their first language.

The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and eligible for the pupil premium is lower than the national average. The pupil premium is additional government funding to support pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those who are in local authority care. The proportion of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities is lower than the national average.

However, the proportion with education, health and care plans or a statement of educational needs is higher than the national average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school's website complies with statutory requirements.

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