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Highwoods Community Primary School
Tynedale Square Highwoods, Colchester, CO49SN
012 0684 5887
School Profile
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 11
PUPILS
426
Highwoods Community Primary School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 11 and has a capacity of 428. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 25 Mar 2015.
This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
PUPIL MIX
208 boys and 218 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
26.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
11.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
15.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
3.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020 SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
12.2%
EHC PLAN
1.2%
School Performance
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
Reading
Average
Writing
Well Above Average
Maths
Above Average
Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores
| Average Score | School | Local Authority | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | 105 | 104 |
| Maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
School Inspections
Inspectorate | The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |
Inspection reports | |
Latest inspection rating | |
Latest inspection date | 25 Mar 2015 |
Latest inspection summary: | |
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal development | No Judgement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding is effective | - |
| Early years provision | Good |
School Admissions
Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed
| Applications and Offers | |
|---|---|
| Total preferred applications | 179 |
| Of which first preference applications | 82 |
| Of which second preference applications | 48 |
| Of which third preference applications | 30 |
| Total offers made | 60 |
| Of which first preference offers | 57 |
| Of which second preference offers | 3 |
| Of which third preference offers | 0 |
School Neighbourhood
PUBLIC TRANSPORT |
7
|
GREEN SPACE |
10
|
ENVIRONMENT |
7
|
SAFETY |
4
|
PROPERTY | £220,000 Median house price as at
September 2020
|
DIVERSITY MIX
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