Highgate Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Loughborough, Leicestershire
Highgate Primary School is a primary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Heathcote Drive, Sileby, Loughborough, LE12 7ND
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is a caring school where pupils learn to be positive, respectful citizens.”
- “Pupils enjoy attending school.”
- “These guide pupils successfully in their actions and thoughts.”
To improve
- “Recently, pupils’ achievement in reading has dipped.”
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum is not as effectively developed.”
- “In these subjects, the links between current and prior learning are not always made clear to pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Sileby Redlands Community Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Seagrave Village Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Cossington Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Thrussington Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Rothley Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Broomfield Community Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade