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Highfields Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Cumberland Avenue, Nantwich CW5 6HA · highfieldsacademy.co.uk · 01270 814570
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cheshire East 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 247
- 37 over 210 places · 118%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% 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 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Cheshire East it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111081)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Highfields Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 50
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND