Primary school

Highwood Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Essex
  • CM1 3QH
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,813 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 7%7%2018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 19%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM25% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East of England 106Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2017/18, 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 86% · 7 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 14% · 7 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 75% · 8 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 25% · 8 pupils · East of England 64%86%14%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 8 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 0% · 8 pupils · East of England 7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 107 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 96 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 103 · 8 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 107 · 8 pupils · East of England 10610796No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 106 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 101 · 7 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 8 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 102 · 8 pupils · East of England 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd91
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Inadequate
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2021Remains Good
  7. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202666
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.8%
First language not English1.8%
SEN support19.6%
EHC plan7.1%
Absence (sessions missed)9.0%
Persistently absent pupils30.5%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

94.3% full · 70 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 2.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.4
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 3.4 FTE · Whole workforce 8.5 · 12 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,037
Spend per pupil£9,531
Staff spend per pupil£6,737
Reserve per pupil£1,598
  • +£105,474revenue reserve
  • −£32,607in-year balance

Grants £8,686 · self-generated £351 · premises £1,019 per pupil