Highfields Primary School is a primary school located in Rowley Regis. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2019. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Beeches Road, Rowley Regis

School Information

Address: Beeches Road, Rowley Regis, B65 0DA
Website: www.highfields.sandwell.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215591037
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sandwell
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Garratt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103946

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 429
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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 Primary School
Beeches Road , B65 0DA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackheath Primary School
Blackheath Primary School Britannia Road , B65 9NF
3out of 4 1,076 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Temple Meadow Primary School
Wrights Lane , B64 6RH
3out of 4 1,121 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Olive Hill Primary Academy
Springfield Road , B62 8JZ
3out of 4 1,139 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hurst Green Primary School
Narrow Lane , B62 9NZ
3out of 4 1,486 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane , B64 6QU
3out of 4 1,442 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road , B65 9AN
3out of 4 1,466 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leasowes High School
Kent Road , B62 8PJ
3out of 4 1,973 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane , B63 3SL
4out of 4 2,345 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Perryfields Academy
Oldacre Road , B68 0RG
- not rated 2,555 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halesowen College
Whittingham Road , B63 3NA
- not rated 1,914 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halesbury School
Feldon Lane , B62 9DR
3out of 4 1,348 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Westminster School
Hawes Lane , B65 9AL
4out of 4 1,611 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Primrose Centre
Throne Road , B65 9JP
3out of 4 2,174 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Khair Primary School
61/63 Oak Way Green , Off Causeway Green Road B68 8LR
- not rated 3,033 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
Causeway Green Road , B68 8LD
4out of 4 3,159 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.