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Highfield Community Primary School

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

personMr Andrew Proctor

location_onChorley, PR6 0SP

language Visit Website phone 1257262783

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

246

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Highfield Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chorley, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Highfield Community Primary School is a community school in Chorley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 246 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 476 primaries in Lancashire and #2,410 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.2

1.6 to 5.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.9

1.7

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.1 to 3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.0

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.0

0.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 65%

Reading61% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 1.8

1.3

Write

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 3.1

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

17 September 2019

Inspection Report

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14 November 2018

Inspection Report

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12 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 February 2014

Inspection Report

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26 November 2013

Inspection Report

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02 July 2013

Inspection Report

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06 March 2013

Inspection Report

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08 November 2012

Inspection Report

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18 April 2012

Inspection Report

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02 November 2011

Inspection Report

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21 September 2010

Inspection Report

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03 February 2009

Inspection Report

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12 December 2005

Inspection Report

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17 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-11-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-26

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 246 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	246	2	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	264	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	254	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	254	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	258	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	251	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	258	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	273	7	2.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	275	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	269	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	251	10	4.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	250	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	254	8	3.1%	0.5%	0