Highfield Primary School
Bridgenorth Avenue, Urmston, Manchester, M41 9PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Brown
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 332
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 106329
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617486096
About this school
Highfield Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 288 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 41 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 68% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Highfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Trafford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 65.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfield Primary School compares
Highfield Primary School ranked 48th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 288 | — |
| St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School | 87% | 4.2% | 21.8% | 324 | 0.4 miles |
| Davyhulme Primary School | 90% | 2.9% | 7.2% | 511 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | — | — | — | 193 | 0.7 miles |
| Moss Park Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 22% | 464 | 0.7 miles |
| Barton Clough Primary School | 61% | 5% | 47.4% | 155 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.05%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 4.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stretford
-
Davyhulme Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Moss Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Barton Clough Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Highfield Primary School ranks 148th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highfield Primary School teach?
- Highfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Primary School is Mrs Claire Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Highfield Primary School?
- Highfield Primary School has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highfield Primary School full?
- Highfield Primary School has capacity for 332 pupils and 288 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Highfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Highfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highfield Primary School rank locally?
- Highfield Primary School ranked 48th of 55 primary schools in Trafford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Highfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highfield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.