Highfield Primary School

The Leadership Team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. The Head is supported by a team of leaders who share her ambition for continued improvement. The school has an accurate understanding of the school's strengths and a clear plan to address any weaknesses. The Head has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Staff and Governors respect her work to ensure that all pupils learn as well as they can. Leaders have responded to the areas for improvement identified in our previous inspection report. All Leaders contribute effectively to ensure that teaching, learning and assessment are good. Leaders are trained and empowered to monitor their areas of responsibility. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They behave well, in and out of lessons. Pupils are proud of their environment and relationships between them are positive. Pupils talked about their learning confidently, and they were complimentary of the way teachers and school leaders value their opinions. Typical of their comments was 'Adults listen to our ideas and they are always willing to try them out.
You have probably logged on to our website, either because you are the parent of a child at Highfield or you are thinking of applying for a place. We know that choosing the right school for your child is a big decision and we hope that you will find our website informative.

Highfield Primary is an ambitious school which strives for the highest standards of teaching, learning and behaviour in an environment where all children and staff are valued as individuals and their efforts respected and celebrated.

Our children have positive attitudes to learning, high standards of behaviour and good attainment across the curriculum. The school has supportive parents, carers, governors and inspiring, dedicated teachers. Pupils are provided with a stimulating range of academic challenges and opportunities throughout their time at Highfield.

Each child is treated as an individual and our strong pastoral support from the outset creates an atmosphere of security and cooperation. Relationships between staff and children are based on mutual trust and respect. This is a friendly school – it is important to us that your child should feel safe, valued and happy.

We are very proud of our school and the successes of all our children. We hope that the website conveys our ethos of a caring, purposeful community which provides opportunity for all.

We are very proud of our school and the successes of all our children. We hope that the website conveys our ethos of a caring, purposeful community which provides opportunity for all.

Highfield is a small caring school providing a warm and secure atmosphere in which each child fulfils his or her real potential. We prepare pupils for a life in which they will play an active role in their own family, in their secondary education and within the local community. We expect all of our children to respect others and receive respect themselves. We wish them to be happy in their work and to recognise that the main reason for their being with us is to learn. Close collaboration between individuals is encouraged.

Our expectations of all children, in their learning and in their social development are high. The curriculum we offer is broad and challenging. Every effort is made to make sure that children work at the level, which is appropriate to their ability. We value the partnership with our parents to achieve the high standards we all expect. Through termly open evenings we offer the opportunity for parents to discuss their child’s progress with the class teacher.

As a primary school, with teachers liaising closely, we work to ensure that children transfer from nursery to infants, and from infants to juniors with confidence and ease. At Highfield Primary School we believe that everyone has a right to equal opportunities. We believe that all children, adults and families should feel welcome and should have an equal chance to benefit from our school and everything it provides.