Highfield Community Primary School
Whinfield Way, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Spencer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 158
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 108351
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207549882
About this school
Highfield Community Primary School is a community primary school in Rowlands Gill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 112 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highfield Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 February 2024, 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 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 35% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 53% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 47% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 41% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Community 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 | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 123 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfield Community Primary School compares
Highfield Community Primary School ranked 45th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.4% | 56.2% | 112 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield | 80% | 3.2% | 26.8% | 81 | 0.0 miles |
| Rowlands Gill Community Primary School | 52% | 3.3% | 20.5% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| High Spen Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 27.2% | 172 | 1.2 miles |
| Burnopfield Primary School | 78% | 4.3% | 19.9% | 351 | 1.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor | 74% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 187 | 2.1 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)
- 56.19%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 18.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield0.0 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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Rowlands Gill Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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High Spen Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
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Burnopfield Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor2.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Rowlands Gill
Common questions
- What ages does Highfield Community Primary School teach?
- Highfield Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rowlands Gill.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Community Primary School is Mrs Claire Spencer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highfield Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfield Community 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 many pupils are at Highfield Community Primary School?
- Highfield Community Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highfield Community Primary School full?
- Highfield Community Primary School has capacity for 158 pupils and 112 on roll (71%), 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 Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highfield Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfield Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highfield Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Highfield Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Community Primary School compare with other schools in Gateshead?
- Highfield Community Primary School ranked 45th of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Highfield Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highfield Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highfield Community 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.