Highfields Primary School

State-Funded School

highfields-primary-school-sandwell-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SandwellLocal Authority

SmethwickConstituency

B65 0DAPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highfields Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 403 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

21%

Black

Mixed

15%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

403

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 403
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Apr 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.