Highwood Primary School
Primary schoolHighwood Primary School is a primary school in Hertsmere, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 445 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 41% of pupils at Highwood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- The Purcell SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file800 m
- Queens' SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional)900 m
- Knutsford Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Gurukula - The Hare Krishna Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- Longwood SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Central Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hertsmere
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).