Academy sponsor led · Leicestershire

Highgate Primary School

4–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148390URN

Heathcote Drive, Sileby, Loughborough, LE12 7ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

76 applications for 22 places · 39th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

3.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 3.5; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 3.3; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Highgate Community Primary School (URN 120049), 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	22	76	3.5	21	0.95
Sep 2025	27	89	3.3	27	1.00
Sep 2024	31	66	2.1	29	0.94
Sep 2023	23	47	2.0	19	0.83
Sep 2022	22	47	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2021 *	26	54	2.1	25	0.96
Sep 2020 *	42	71	1.7	39	0.93
Sep 2019 *	45	79	1.8	50	1.11
Sep 2018 *	29	63	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2017 *	25	67	2.7	22	0.88
Sep 2016 *	24	58	2.4	23	0.96
Sep 2015 *	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014 *	29	42	1.5	23	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 70% · Maths 57% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%183rd of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	7%	103	99
2023/24	63%	7%	101	103
2022/23			103

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

Highgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
0.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Seagrave Village Primary School
1.8 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cossington Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

8.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School
3.0 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
3.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Thrussington Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Rothley Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Broomfield Community Primary School
4.2 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.6applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148390 · 855/2040
Trust: Bradgate Education Partnership
Capacity: 313 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 34.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2021
Replaced: Highgate Community Primary School (URN 120049)
Address: Heathcote Drive, Sileby, Loughborough, LE12 7ND
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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