Highlees Primary School

State-Funded School

highlees-primary-school-peterborough-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

PeterboroughConstituency

PE3 7ERPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Highlees Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Peterborough, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 351 pupils. Highlees Primary School is part of The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust.

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: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

21%

Black

13%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

13%

Pupils

351

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

England average

27%

First language not English

66%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 351
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

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 26 June 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
10 Aug 2018	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.