Highfields Primary School
Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0UU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
- Acting
- Mr Errol Rowe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Attenborough Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 388
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 146844
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162531382
About this school
Highfields Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 352 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 46 | 48 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 54% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 77% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Highfields 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 365 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highfields Primary School compares
Highfields Primary School ranked 28th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.6% | 24.2% | 352 | — |
| Uplands Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 436 | 0.1 miles |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | 72% | 3.7% | 32.3% | 447 | 0.1 miles |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | 68% | 7% | 25.4% | 450 | 0.2 miles |
| Medway Community Primary School | 64% | 8.2% | 31.5% | 466 | 0.3 miles |
| Charnwood Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 15% | 400 | 0.4 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)
- 24.17%
- English as an additional language
- 86.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 14.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Uplands Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Medway Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Charnwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Highfields Primary School ranks 60th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highfields Primary School teach?
- Highfields Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the acting of Highfields Primary School?
- The acting of Highfields Primary School is Mr Errol Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highfields Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfields 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 Highfields Primary School?
- Highfields Primary School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highfields Primary School full?
- Highfields Primary School has capacity for 388 pupils and 352 on roll (91%), 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 Highfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfields Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highfields Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Highfields Primary School?
- Highfields Primary School is part of ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Highfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highfields Primary School rank locally?
- Highfields Primary School ranked 28th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Highfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highfields 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 8 July 2026.