# Highfield Community Primary School

Highfield Community Primary School is a primary school in Chorley, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150034. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 150034

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 September 2019
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 64% of pupils at Highfield Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Highfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-nursery-school-e119067): 60 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- [Mayfield House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-house-school-e148239): 340 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119467): 350 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-chorley-e119806): 670 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119670): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119671): 800 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150034)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150034)

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