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Highfield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Highfield Road, London N21 3HE · 020 8360 2149
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Enfield 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.04 mi
- 1.68 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 672
- 97% of 690 places
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 29.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.04 mi (1.68 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.68 mi (1.09 km). Source: Enfield Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 90 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 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 117 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 139 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.04 mi1.68 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.68 mi1.09 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.61 mi0.98 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.35 mi0.56 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 26% the higher standard. Across Enfield it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲26% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 April 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Highfield Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Apr 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 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 Feb 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 17
- 2% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied