Highfields Primary School

About Highfields Primary School

If you're a parent weighing up Highfields Primary School, the parent feedback is a good place to start. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 86% of the 29 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's a strong signal, and the detail backs it up: 90% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy, and 93% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally too — for 2025/26 admissions, it received 98 applications for just 48 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.04. Of those, 51 were first-preference applications, and all 48 places went to first-preference families. So if Highfields is on your shortlist, getting your application in early matters.

Academically, Highfields is a solidly Good school, though not among the highest performers in Leicester. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2024, the school was rated Good overall, with Outstanding marks for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes. Leadership and management, and the quality of education, were both rated Good. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the Leicester local authority average of 62%. That places Highfields 46th out of 68 primary schools in the city, in the bottom half. Individual subject scores were stronger: 77% reached the expected standard in reading, 73% in maths, and 60% in writing. Average scores were 106 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national average of 100. The proportion reaching the higher standard was 33% in reading, 29% in maths, but just 4% in writing.

The school has a nursery provision and caters for children from age 3 to 11. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite and art studios. There's a decent range of clubs — coding, film club, science club, gardening and chess — and sports include athletics, rounders, football and netball. For SEND, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, visual impairment and physical disability. That said, the Parent View data on SEND support had no responses, so it's worth asking the school directly about this. With 23.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Highfields serves a diverse intake. It's a good fit for families who value a strong pastoral environment and a school that feels safe and happy, even if the academic results are more middle-of-the-road.

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