SCHOOL PROFILE

Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre

Primary Academy converter URN 140725
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 407 407 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 214 52.6% of pupils
Male pupils 193 47.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.4%
17.4 pts below England
School 7.4%
Charnwood 16.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.1%
12.2 pts below England
School 8.1%
Charnwood 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.2%
0.8 pts below England
School 0.2%
Charnwood 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
46.4%
189
White British
36.4%
148
White and Asian
3.9%
16
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
13
Any other White background
2.2%
9
African
1.7%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.2% 62 of 407 pupils
5.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Charnwood 21.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.6% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 4.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.7% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Charnwood 62.2%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Charnwood 76.0%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Charnwood 71.9%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
Charnwood 75.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.58%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.64 pts lower than England
School 3.58%
Charnwood 5.47%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.48 pts lower than England
School 5.34%
Charnwood 12.89%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.24 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Charnwood 1.47%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.9% 8.7 pts above England
Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre
96.9%
Charnwood
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information