Highfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/07/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hawthorn Road, Southampton

School Information

Address: Hawthorn Road, Southampton, SO17 1PX
Website: www.highfieldceprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02380555793
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Warren
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116395

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 314
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5.7
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hardmoor Early Years Centre
Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP
3out of 4 1,726 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Church of England Primary School
Hawthorn Road , Highfield SO17 1PX
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Swaythling Primary School
Mayfield Road , SO17 3SZ
3out of 4 904 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road , SO17 3AA
4out of 4 905 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bassett Green Primary School
Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ
2out of 4 1,045 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Denys Primary School
Dundee Road , St Denys SO17 2ND
3out of 4 1,516 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cantell School
Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ
3out of 4 1,083 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU
3out of 4 1,872 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ
3out of 4 2,097 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic School
Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ
4out of 4 2,221 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Bitterne Park School
Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU
3out of 4 2,349 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane , SO15 5RL
- not rated 1,535 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Southampton
Highfield , SO17 1BJ
- not rated 500 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School
17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ
- not rated 953 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Oaks School
Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT
3out of 4 1,230 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Vermont School
Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT
3out of 4 1,333 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI School
Wilton Road , SO15 5UQ
- not rated 1,767 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.