Highfield Community Primary School

Type Primary
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Blacon Point Road
Blacon
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 5LD
Phone 01244259650
Reference Number 131421

Description

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Highfield Community Primary School is a state-funded, co-educational institution for children aged from 3 to 11, located at Blacon Point Road, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire, with a postal code of CH1 5LD. With a population of 230 pupils, the school does not have a religious affiliation and is overseen by the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.

The school's mission is to foster an inclusive and caring environment, while also emphasizing high expectations for all students. Highfield values partnership with parents and works diligently to meet the needs of its students, aiming to provide an exciting and nurturing atmosphere that promotes growth in confidence and active contributions to the school family.

Highfield Community Primary School achieved a Good rating in its latest Ofsted inspection, which took place on July 14, 2022, following a Good status since its previous evaluation in January 2012. The school has an admissions policy, with detailed criteria typically available on the relevant local authority website. Highfield is committed to continuously improving its facility and programs in response to the evolving needs of its students, which includes looking positively to the future in search of solutions and progress.

Potential parents are welcome to visit the school to learn more about their passion for education and the school community by contacting Head Nicola Dowling at 01244 259650 or via email at head@highfield-[...]lon.cheshire.sch.uk.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 234
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 58.55%
Girls: 41.45%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 27
2 30
3 31
4 33
5 30
6 32

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-21
Date Description Report
2022-07-13 School inspection School inspection
2016-12-13 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-01-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-03-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-02-12 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 41% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% 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 101 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 101 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 -1.4 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing -2.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -1.5 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 26 1
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Attainment 8 score percentile

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

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