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Highlands Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Highlands Gardens, Ilford IG1 3LE · highlandsprimary.co.uk · 020 8554 0044
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Redbridge 75%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.71 mi
- 1.14 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered · Redbridge Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 676
- 46 over 630 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 56.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered” went to a home 0.71 mi (1.14 km) from the school. Its other admission rules have their own figures. Source: Redbridge Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 98 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 88% 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 | 88 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 102 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 110 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 91 | 1▲ | 91% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Sibling: All on time sibling applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.71 mi1.14 km | |
| Reception – Distance: On time distance applications offered | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.67 mi1.08 km | |
| Reception – Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.76 mi1.22 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across Redbridge it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Highlands Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Outstanding
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 May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (72 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 72
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied