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Highfield Junior and Infant School

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

personMrs Stephanie Davies

corporate_farePA COMMUNITY TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B8 3QF

phone 1216471708

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

715

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Highfield Junior and Infant School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Highfield Junior and Infant School is an academy sponsor led in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of PA COMMUNITY TRUST. The school has approximately 681 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #109 of 259 primaries in Birmingham and #3,312 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%

Reading69% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 0.1

0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 1.5

1.9

Maths

LA 0.3

0.7 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths65% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 0.3

0.0

Write

LA -0.3

-1.1 to 1.1

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.1 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading64% LA 69%

Writing61% LA 73%

Maths71% LA 70%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 1.1

-0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 1

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.9 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 May 2024

Inspection Report

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16 January 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-01-16

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-17

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 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 681 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	681	2	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	671	6	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	719	10	1.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	721	4	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	715	5	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	719	8	1.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	715	4	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	707	5	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	740	2	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	753	4	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	735	6	0.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	764	3	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	756	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	772	3	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	806	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	806	4	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	799	5	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	837	2	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	837	1	0.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	808	5	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	851	13	1.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	836	9	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	835	7	0.8%	0.5%	2
2016/17 (Summer term)	861	9	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	849	6	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	832	12	1.4%	0.5%	1

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 88 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils