SCHOOL PROFILE

Alsager Highfields Community Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 148136
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cheshire East
Trust THE CORNOVII TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 223 222 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 116 52.0% of pupils
Male pupils 107 48.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.4%
2.4 pts below England
School 22.4%
Cheshire East 16.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.3%
14.0 pts below England
School 6.3%
Cheshire East 10.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.0%
3.0 pts above England
School 4.0%
Cheshire East 1.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.4%
195
Chinese
2.7%
6
White and Asian
2.2%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
4
Any other White background
1.8%
4
Pakistani
1.3%
3
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 11.7% 26 of 223 pupils
9.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.7%
Cheshire East 19.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.4% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 9.4 pts below
EHC plans 6.3% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1
Severe learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Cheshire East 61.9%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Cheshire East 77.8%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Cheshire East 72.2%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Cheshire East 74.7%
North West 71.7%
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

5.01%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 5.01%
Cheshire East 5.82%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.03 pts lower than England
School 9.78%
Cheshire East 13.33%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.63%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.17 pts lower than England
School 1.63%
Cheshire East 1.79%
North West 1.75%
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

70.8% 17.4 pts below England
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
70.8%
Cheshire East
94.9%
North West
90.6%
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