Highfield Community Primary School
Chorley · Lancashire
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About Highfield Community Primary School
Highfield Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chorley, Lancashire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 5 member schools: 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools. Local authorities: Lancashire. Regions: North West. — from the ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Highfield Community Primary School is a primary academy in Chorley, Lancashire, part of ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Highfield Community Primary School
- Address
- Wright Street, Wright St
- Postcode
- PR6 0SP
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chorley
- URN (official identifier)
- 150034
- Establishment number
- 2145
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 234
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 279
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- ASPIRATIONAL FUTURES MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Proctor
- Official website
- highfieldcps.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01257262783
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Highfield Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 234 | 176,206 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 41.5% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 17.1% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 15.0% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 31.2% | 14.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Highfield Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Community Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 15 Oct 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Community Primary School (URN 119204)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 10 Dec 2018
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Dec 2014
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Highfield Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 18 Dec 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 15 Dec 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Feb 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Highfield Primary School (URN 119204)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Jan 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Highfield Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.2% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 7.4% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Highfield Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £145,700 for 94 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 40.0% | 26.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £620 | £347 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Highfield Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 238 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Lancashire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,153,000 £9,046 per pupil | £7,343 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,152,000 £9,042 per pupil | £6,799 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £920,000 £3,866 per pupil · 42.8% | £3,033 · 44.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £773,000 £3,248 per pupil · 35.9% | £1,483 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £51,000 £214 per pupil · 2.4% | £230 · 3.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £51,000 £214 per pupil · 2.4% | £203 · 3.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £1,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£63,000 | ||
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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