Highfields Primary School

State-Funded School

highfields-primary-school-leicester-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester SouthConstituency

LE2 0UUPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Highfields Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

It currently serves 352 pupils. Highfields Primary School is part of ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

Asian

75%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

352

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

83%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 352
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
17 Oct 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.