Highfields Primary School

EssexCommunity school

Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree, CO11 2BN

Headteacher: Mrs Tara MarshallSchool website ↗Pupils: 320 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
75% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
75%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
74.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 85%·Maths 83%All three 74%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
59
How many got their first choice?
44of 59 (74.6%)
How many applied in total?
124

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
163 girls, 157 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2015/16), currently 74%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1688.0%13.0%+4.1+3.2+3.7
2016/1782.0%27.0%+5.7+3.7+4.5
2017/1879.0%21.0%+0.4+1.7+0.6
2018/1969.0%6.0%-1.6-1.4+1.6
2022/2376.0%20.0%+2.9+3.2+4.6
2023/2482.0%27.0%---
2024/2574.0%9.0%---
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