Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex CO11 2BN
10 reasons to choose Highfields Primary School
Top line
Highfields Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Manningtree and one of the 9 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Highfields Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Highfields Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Highfields Primary School ranks in the top 20% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 31% of schools.
The Highfields Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Highfields Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Highfields Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and a band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.05/3.10pm. Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Highfields Primary School
Oxford House School (9.2 miles); Colchester Prep & High School, Prep (9.3 miles); Littlegarth School (9.5 miles).
Dedham Church of England Primary School (3.6 miles); St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School, Colchester (8.3 miles); Spring Meadow Primary School & School House Nursery (8.6 miles).
Royal Hospital School (6.7 miles); Colchester Prep & High School, Senior (9.3 miles); Ipswich High School (9.7 miles).
Colchester Royal Grammar School (9.3 miles); St Benedict’s Catholic College (9.8 miles); Colchester County High School for Girls (9.8 miles).