Highfield Community Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wright Street
Wright St
Chorley
Lancashire
PR6 0SP
Phone 01257262783
Reference Number 119204

Description

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Highfield Community Primary School is a primary educational institution located in the PR6 0SP postcode area in England. The school is a vibrant and diverse learning community dedicated to providing a high-quality education for children aged 3-11. Here are a few key facts about Highfield Community Primary School:

  1. Status: Highfield Community Primary School is a state-funded primary school maintained by Lancashire County Council.

  2. Gender: The school offers coeducational programs appropriate for boys and girls.

  3. Age Range: Highfield Primary includes pupils aged 3-11.

  4. Ofsted Rating: As of the last reported inspection in February 2022, Highfield Community Primary School was rated 'Good' by Ofsted.

  5. School Vision: Highfield aims to create a safe, stimulating, yet caring learning environment that empowers students and families to aspire and achieve.

  6. School Ethos: The school places importance on developing students' curiosity, creativity, and ambition through engaging and interactive learning approaches, and by fostering positive relationships among teachers, parents, and the community.

  7. School Values: The school's core values revolve around fairness, respect, resilience, courage, patience, and enthusiasm.

  8. SEN Provision: Highfield Community Primary School is committed to supporting inclusive education, with provision for children identified with special educational needs.

  9. Out-of-school-hours Care: The school offers wraparound care to students from 7:30 AM until 6:00 PM during term time, and also provides holiday care.

  10. Sports and Extra-Curricular Activities: Highfield Primary offers a variety of clubs and activities in sports, arts, and academic fields.

  11. Teaching and Class Sizes: The school employs 30 dedicated teachers responsible for classes of no more than 30 students, ensuring quality and personalized learning experience for students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 246
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.37%
Girls: 51.63%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 32
2 40
3 41
4 25
5 38
6 45

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-10-16
Date Description Report
2019-09-17 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-11-14 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-02-13 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-11-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-07-02 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-03-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-11-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-04-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-11-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-21 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-12-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-01-17 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 103 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.6 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 1.1 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 1.7 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 22 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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