Highfields Academy is a primary school located in Nantwich. 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 23/04/2015. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cumberland Avenue, Nantwich

School Information

Address: Cumberland Avenue, Nantwich, CW5 6HA
Website: http://www.highfieldsacademytrust.co.uk/
Telephone: 01270814570
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire East
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Dyson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143160

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 209
Number of Pupils: 255
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.5
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfields Academy
Cumberland Avenue , CW5 6HA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Nantwich Primary Academy
Manor Road , CW5 5LX
3out of 4 909 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Pear Tree Primary School
Pear Tree Field , Stapeley CW5 7GZ
3out of 4 1,590 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Willaston Primary Academy
Derwent Close , Willaston CW5 6QQ
3out of 4 1,776 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Wellington Road , CW5 7DA
4out of 4 1,823 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Welsh Row , CW5 5HD
2out of 4 1,809 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Brine Leas School
Audlem Road , CW5 7DY
3out of 4 2,032 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reaseheath College
Reaseheath , CW5 6DF
- not rated 1,779 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.