Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Fairview Avenue, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE CORNOVII TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Woollam
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Alsager Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 148136
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270882472
About this school
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alsager Highfields 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 42 | 33 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 67% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 73% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 73% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Alsager Highfields 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 | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alsager Highfields Community Primary School compares
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5% | 20.2% | 223 | — |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| Excalibur Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 8.8% | 242 | 0.7 miles |
| Pikemere School | 77% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 254 | 0.7 miles |
| Cranberry Academy | 58% | 3.4% | 11.9% | 434 | 0.9 miles |
| Rode Heath Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 245 | 1.3 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)
- 20.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Excalibur Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Pikemere School0.7 miles
Primary · Alsager
-
Cranberry Academy0.9 miles
Primary
-
Rode Heath Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School ranks 34th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Carmountside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alsager Highfields Community Primary School teach?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is Mrs Rachel Woollam, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alsager Highfields Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alsager Highfields 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 Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Alsager Highfields Community Primary School full?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 223 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 Alsager Highfields Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alsager Highfields Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alsager Highfields Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alsager Highfields Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Alsager Highfields Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is part of THE CORNOVII TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alsager Highfields Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School ranked 43rd of 114 primary schools in Cheshire East for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alsager Highfields 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 10 July 2026.