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Highfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Hawthorn Road, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1PX · highfieldceprimaryschool.co.uk · 023 8055 5793
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southampton 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 315
- At capacity · 315 places
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 43 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 60 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 43 | 70 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% the higher standard. Across Southampton it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Highfield Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 117
- 37% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (10%) with SEND