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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 114769

Highfields Primary School

Community school · Manningtree · CO11 2BN

Ages 4–11 · 320 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

82%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-01-16

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)82%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
113.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
276

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

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

52

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
113
Preferred offers (top 3)
45
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill102%

320 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
320
Boys / girls
156 / 164
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
320 / 315 (102%)
Free school meals
6.3%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 Tara Marshall

Location

Address
Colchester Road, Lawford
Postcode
CO11 2BN
Town
Manningtree
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 4–11, in Manningtree, Essex, 320 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.3%.

Open schools in Manningtree
5
Primary schools in Manningtree
4
Academies among open schools in Manningtree
20% (1)
Open schools in CO11
7
Primary in CO11
6
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ManningtreeNear CO11

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tara Marshall
Telephone
01206392223
Website
www.highfields-essex.co.uk/

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