Highfields Primary Academy is a primary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Coppice Road, Doncaster

School Information

Address: Coppice Road, Doncaster, DN6 7JB
Website: www.highfieldspa.org.uk/
Telephone: 01302722216
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Joanne Sercombe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138083

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 129
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -7.7 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 4.9
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:30%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:96
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfields Primary Academy
Coppice Road , Highfields DN6 7JB 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Woodlands
The Crescent , Woodlands DN6 7RG 		- not rated 1,083 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Doncaster Lane , Woodlands DN6 7QN 		3out of 4 1,086 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Adwick Primary School
Stafford Road , Woodlands DN6 7LW 		3out of 4 1,100 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosedale Primary School
Emley Drive , Scawsby DN5 8RL 		1out of 4 1,867 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Adwick
Windmill Balk Lane , Woodlands DN6 7SF 		2out of 4 1,453 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Don Valley Academy
Jossey Lane , Scawthorpe DN5 9DD 		3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ridgewood School
Barnsley Road , Scawsby DN5 7UB 		2out of 4 2,022 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Ridge Community School
Tenter Balk Lane , Adwick-le-Street DN6 7EF 		- not rated 1,745 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stone Hill School
Barnsley Road , Scawsby DN5 7UB 		4out of 4 2,022 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Ridge Employability College
10 Ebor Court , Malton Way DN6 7FE 		- not rated 2,846 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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