Alsager Highfields Ofsted and Performance
We were last inspected in March 2023 and you can find the Ofsted report below.
Below is a summary of assessment results for 2023-2024
EYFS
Achievement in the EYFS is measured through the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) and pupils who have met the ELG in the prime areas of learning (personal, social and emotional development; physical development and communication and language) as well as the specific areas of literacy and mathmatics are judged to have attained a good level of development (GLD).
The chart below shows the proportion of Reception puils who achieved GLD at Highfields, together with the local and national comparison.
| Highfields 2024 | National 2023 | Cheshire East 2024 |
| 66% | 67% | 68% |
| School | National | Cheshire East | |
| Word Reading | 79% | 75% | 76% |
| Writing | 79% | 70% | 72% |
| Number | 79% | 78% | 79% |
Year 1 Phonics
At the end of year 1, pupils take the phonics screening check which measures a child's ability to recognise the sounds taught through phonic schemes.
The chart below shows the proportion of Reception puils who achieved GLD at Highfields, together with the local and national comparison.
| Highfields 2024 | National 2023 | Cheshire East 2024 |
| 96% | 75% | 85% |
Year 2 Phonics
Pupils who do not meet the pass mark in the phonics screening check at the end of year 1 are expected to retake the check in year 2. For Highfields, this applied to 1 pupil last year.
| Highfields 2024 | National 2023 | Cheshire East 2023 |
| 0% | ? (data not released yet) |
KS1 Attainment
Statutory testing has now been removed for children in year 2 in Reading, Writing and Maths, however many schools still 'opt in' to complete the key stage 1 SATs. Whilst the data from these tests is no longer collected nationally, we ran the tests under the same conditions as previous years. Those children who meet all the criteria are deemed to be working at the national standard.
| Highfields 2024 | National 2023 | Cheshire East 2023 | |
| % expected standard reading | 88% | 68% | 70% |
| % expected standard writing | 66% | 60% | 61%% |
| % standard maths | 78% | 70% | 73% |
KS2 Attainment
Children in year 6 take externally marked tests in Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS). Those children who meet all the criteria are deemed to be working at the national standard. Further to this, a proprtion of children are deemed to be working above the national standard.They are also teacher assessed in Writing. In 2022 our writing was externally moderated by Cheshire East Local Authority. All of our judgements with regards to writing were deemed to be accurate. As a Trust we also complete writing moderation and writing is moderated further by the headteacher who for the past three years has formed part of the Cheshire East moderation team.
| Highfields 2024 | National 2023 | Cheshire East 2024 | |
| % expected standard reading | 73% | 73% | 78% |
| % higher standard reading | 36% | 29% | 31% |
| % expected standard writing | 82% | 71% | 73% |
| % higher standard writing | 6% | 13% | 10% |
| % expected standard maths | 79% | 73% | 76% |
| % higher standard maths | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| % expected standard grammar | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| Combined expected standard R/W/M | 64% | 59% | 63% |
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