Highfield Primary School
Sandringham Green, Leeds, LS17 8DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Feeley
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 107914
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132930155
About this school
Highfield Primary School is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 71% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 76% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 83% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfield Primary School compares
Highfield Primary School ranked 32nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 419 | — |
| Wigton Moor Primary School | 90% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 416 | 0.5 miles |
| Moortown Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Primley Wood Primary School | 67% | 4.7% | 26.4% | 245 | 0.5 miles |
| Brodetsky Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| Talbot Primary School | — | — | — | 479 | 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)
- 6.65%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 3.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wigton Moor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Moortown Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Primley Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Brodetsky Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Talbot Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Highfield Primary School ranks 26th of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highfield Primary School teach?
- Highfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Primary School is Mr Jonathan Feeley, 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 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Highfield Primary School full?
- Highfield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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?
- No. The schools register records Highfield Primary School as having no 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 67% in 2022/23 and 80% 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 32nd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% 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 3.3% 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.