Highfield Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. 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 06/12/2012. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bridgenorth Avenue, Manchester

School Information

Address: Bridgenorth Avenue, Manchester, M41 9PA
Website: www.highfield-primary.trafford.sch.uk
Telephone: 01617486096
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorna Robertson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106329

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 332
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 150
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.3
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Primary School
Bridgenorth Avenue , Urmston M41 9PA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School
Glastonbury Road , Stretford M32 9PD
4out of 4 659 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Davyhulme Primary School
Canterbury Road , Davyhulme M41 0RX
4out of 4 1,142 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsway Primary School
Kingsway Park , Davyhulme M41 0SP
3out of 4 1,196 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moss Park Junior School
Moss Park Road , Stretford M32 9HR
4out of 4 1,278 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Bradfield Road , Urmston M41 9PD
- not rated 186 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lostock High School
Selby Road , Stretford M32 9PL
3out of 4 1,014 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Urmston Grammar Academy
Newton Road , Urmston M41 5UG
4out of 4 1,636 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Flixton Girls School
Flixton Road , Trafford M41 5DR
3out of 4 2,344 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Stretford Grammar School
Granby Road , Stretford M32 8JB
3out of 4 2,981 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Orchards
Audley Avenue , M32 9TG
3out of 4 1,139 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School
Egerton High School
Kingsway Park , Urmston M41 7FZ
3out of 4 1,420 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbotsford Preparatory School
211 Flixton Road , Urmston M41 5PR
- not rated 2,414 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Forest Park Preparatory School
27 Oakfield , Ashton-upon-Mersey M33 6NB
- not rated 3,009 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Academy Sale
Manor Avenue , M33 5JX
3out of 4 3,061 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.