Highfield Church of England Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Southampton, SO17 1PX
315 pupils · 100% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 July 2022, published 28 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 31% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.35 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 58 | 117 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 49 | 131 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 60 | 141 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 70 | 145 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 52 | 118 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 67 | 146 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 65 | 145 | 44 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 62 | 156 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Swaythling Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Portswood Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bassett Green Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Denys Primary School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Hollybrook Junior School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hollybrook Infant School 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.