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Highfields Primary School

Community school · Rowley Regis · B65 0DA

Ages 5–11 · 403 pupils · Sandwell

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.80 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-15

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
372

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.80 · Often has places

1st preferences

37

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

37

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
18
Offers to outside-LA applicants
9

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

403 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
403
Boys / girls
212 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
403 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
35.5%
FSM pupils
143
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Garratt

Location

Address
Beeches Road
Postcode
B65 0DA
Town
Rowley Regis
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Sandwell
District
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, 403 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 35.5%.

Open schools in Rowley Regis
8
Primary schools in Rowley Regis
5
Academies among open schools in Rowley Regis
13% (1)
Open schools in B65
8
Primary in B65
5
Open schools in Sandwell LA
134
Primary in Sandwell LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM37.5%
    • Demand1.48

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    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM39.7%
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  • Old Hill Primary School

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  • Brickhouse Primary School

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    • Absence7.9%
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  • Reddal Hill Primary School

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    • KS235%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM43.2%
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  • Newfield Park Primary Academy

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    • FSM10.3%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Garratt
Telephone
01215591037
Website
www.highfields.sandwell.sch.uk/

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