Voluntary aided school · Southampton

Highfield Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
315Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116395URN

Hawthorn Road, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.8 above Southampton median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southampton

117 applications for 43 places · 4th of 44 in Southampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Southampton median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

117 applications · 43 places offered · 58 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Southampton median median 1.9
2025 3.0; Southampton median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Southampton median median 2.1
2023 3.4; Southampton median median 2.1
2022 2.6; Southampton median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Southampton median median 2.0
2020 3.3; Southampton median median 2.2
2019 3.5; Southampton median median 1.9
2018 4.5; Southampton median median 2.1
2017 4.1; Southampton median median 2.0
2016 3.9; Southampton median median 2.1
2015 4.6; Southampton median median 2.3
2014 4.6; Southampton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Southampton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Southampton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	117	2.7	58	1.35
Sep 2025	44	131	3.0	49	1.11
Sep 2024	44	141	3.2	60	1.36
Sep 2023	43	145	3.4	70	1.63
Sep 2022	45	118	2.6	52	1.16
Sep 2021	45	146	3.2	67	1.49
Sep 2020	44	145	3.3	65	1.48
Sep 2019	45	156	3.5	62	1.38
Sep 2018	45	203	4.5	86	1.91
Sep 2017	45	186	4.1	86	1.91
Sep 2016	44	172	3.9	71	1.61
Sep 2015	45	206	4.6	84	1.87
Sep 2014	45	207	4.6	78	1.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 89% · Maths 82% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%6th of 44 in Southampton

Southampton 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Southampton 72% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Southampton 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Southampton 73% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Southampton 8% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Southampton 72% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Southampton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	31%	108	107
2023/24	67%	13%	107	105
2022/23	78%	16%	111	110

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Highfield Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Swaythling Primary School
0.8 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Portswood Primary School
0.8 km · Southampton

2026

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bassett Green Primary School
1.0 km · Southampton

2026

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Denys Primary School
1.4 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
1.4 km · Southampton

Not yet inspected
Hollybrook Junior School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Hollybrook Infant School
1.5 km · Southampton

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place
Bevois Town Primary School
1.5 km · Southampton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116395 · 852/3655
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 315 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hawthorn Road, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1PX
Local authority: Southampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources