Highgate Primary School

Highgate Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks its first inspection following its establishment under the Bradgate Education Partnership, and it reflects the school's commitment to fostering a caring environment where pupils feel valued and safe. The emphasis on high expectations for learning and behavior, notably for disadvantaged and SEND students, contributes to an engaging school culture, where positive relationships and resilience are highlighted as core values.

Strengths

• Caring environment where pupils support each other
• Strong emphasis on reading with high-quality texts
• Positive attitudes and respect among pupils
• Well-trained staff effectively support pupils with SEND
• Ambitious personal development and PSHE curriculum

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the curriculum is not fully developed
• Some parents feel less involved in the education of their children with SEND

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Highgate Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Highgate Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Highgate Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.4% of pupils at Highgate Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Highgate Primary School received £6,888 and spent £7,296 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £148,000 (£649 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Bradgate Education Partnership, income was £7,352 and spending £7,630 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Loughborough · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Highgate Primary School is part of Bradgate Education Partnership, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Seagrave Village Primary School Loughborough
• Broomfield Community Primary School Leicester
• Wreake Valley Academy Leicester
• The Merton Primary School Leicester
• The Roundhill Academy Leicester
• Eastfield Primary School Leicester
• Church Hill Infant School Leicester
• The Pochin School Leicester
• Outwoods Edge Primary School Loughborough
• Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Loughborough

What is Highgate Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Highgate Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Highgate Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Highgate Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Highgate Primary School have?

Highgate Primary School has 219 pupils on roll.

What age range does Highgate Primary School cover?

Highgate Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Highgate Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Highgate Primary School?

Highgate Primary School is at Heathcote Drive, Sileby, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7ND.