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Highfields Primary School

3–11Ages
352Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146844URN

Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0UU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

107 applications for 48 places · 2nd of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Leicester median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

107 applications · 48 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Leicester median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as Highfields Primary School (URN 130258), the previous school.

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	48	107	2.2	49	1.02
Sep 2025	48	98	2.0	51	1.06
Sep 2024	48	108	2.3	51	1.06
Sep 2023	42	77	1.8	41	0.98
Sep 2022	48	97	2.0	46	0.96
Sep 2021	38	87	2.3	34	0.89
Sep 2020	45	106	2.4	61	1.36
Sep 2019 *	44	81	1.8	39	0.89
Sep 2018 *	45	89	2.0	50	1.11
Sep 2017 *	45	96	2.1	52	1.16
Sep 2016 *	45	128	2.8	40	0.89
Sep 2015 *	45	110	2.4	46	1.02
Sep 2014 *	45	93	2.1	44	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%27th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	4%	107	106
2023/24	54%	4%	106	104
2022/23	59%	2%	105	105

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

Highfields Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
0.1 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

72%met the SATs standard
Uplands Infant School
0.1 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.6applications per place
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
0.3 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Medway Community Primary School
0.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Charnwood Primary School
0.6 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Shenton Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
0.9 km · Leicester

Not yet inspected

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146844 · 856/2071
Trust: Attenborough Learning Trust
Capacity: 388 pupils · 352 on roll
Free school meals: 24.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Highfields Primary School (URN 130258)
Address: Pluto Close, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 0UU
Local authority: Leicester

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