# Highfield Primary School

Highfield Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 412 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105182. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 412
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105182

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 66% of pupils at Highfield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 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.

- [Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-rc-primary-school-e105245): 150 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James's Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jamess-church-of-england-high-school-e144046): 310 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Harper Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harper-green-school-e143772): 650 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cherry Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-primary-school-e105187): 710 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Ferns Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ferns-primary-academy-e138399): 720 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Green Fold School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-fold-school-e105281): 770 m. Special. Outstanding (overall), November 2023

## 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/105182)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105182)

## How to cite

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