Highfield Community Primary School is a primary school located in Rowlands Gill. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whinfield Way, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JE
Website: www.highfieldprimarygateshead.co.uk/
Telephone: 01207549882
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steven Thompson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108351

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 158
Number of Pupils: 130
Number of Boys: 53
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -2.5 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -2 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.9 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
Dominines Close , NE39 2PP
2out of 4 1,321 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
High Spen Primary School
Hugar Road , High Spen NE39 2BQ
3out of 4 2,092 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnopfield Primary School
Front Street , Burnopfield NE16 6PT
3out of 4 2,448 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.