Primary school

Highfield Community Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Lancashire
  • PR6 0SP
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,758 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 87%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 36%36% · 2023/242024/25: top 52%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM64% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 43% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 48% · 44 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 55% · 42 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 62% · 42 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 68% · 40 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 64% · 28 pupils · North West 63%68%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 44 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 2% · 42 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 42 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 40 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 42 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 42 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 40 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 10510898No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 42 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 42 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 40 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd162
3rd290

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2019

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2014Goodas predecessor
  6. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2019Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026234
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.3%
First language not English32.8%
SEN support12.2%
EHC plan14.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils5.5%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

83.9% full · 279 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult6.1
  • Classroom teachers 12.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 22.4
  • Other support 5.1

Teachers 14.4 FTE · Whole workforce 41.9 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,046
Spend per pupil£9,042
Staff spend per pupil£7,639
Reserve per pupil−£265
  • −£63,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,000in-year balance

Grants £9,134 · self-generated £155 · premises £328 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £2,384,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it