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Highfields Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree CO11 2BN · highfields-essex.co.uk · 01206 392223
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.56 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 320
- 5 over 315 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.3%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.97 mi (1.56 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 59 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 53 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.97 mi1.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Highfields Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 109
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (21%) with SEND