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Highfield Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Glyn-Jones

location_onBolton, BL4 0AP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

417

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Highfield Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Highfield Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 417 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #3,165 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing73% LA 73%

Maths88% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.3

1.1

Write

LA 1.2

-0.4 to 2.7

3.7

Maths

LA 1.1

2.2 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.5

Read

LA 0.2

2.9 to 6.1

2.9

Write

LA 1.0

1.5 to 4.4

3.0

Maths

LA 0.9

1.6 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 1.8

1.9

Write

LA 0.7

0.5 to 3.3

3.6

Maths

LA 0.7

2.2 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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02 February 2017

Inspection Report

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15 February 2012

Inspection Report

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08 October 2008

Inspection Report

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17 October 2005

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-02

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-15

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 417 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	417	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	12	2.9%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	421	8	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	414	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	412	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	417	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	412	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	415	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	11	2.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	420	4	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	420	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	421	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	424	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	422	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	408	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	405	3	0.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 32 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils