Alsager Highfields Community Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of The Cornovii Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 5,291st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cheshire East (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School in detail
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 78% in Cheshire East and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 73% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Alsager Highfields Community Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alsager Highfields Community Primary School are St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); Excalibur Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 91% maths); Pikemere School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); and Cranberry Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 72% maths).
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary SchoolExcalibur Primary SchoolPikemere SchoolCranberry Academy
The trust
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Cornovii Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (5.4%) received SEN support and 14 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alsager Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bank Corner (stand a), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alsager Highfields Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
22.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 73% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.2
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
FREE SCHOOL MEALS ARE EXPANDING
13 Jul 2026
Cheshire Young Carers Gold School Award
1 Jul 2026
Parent Guide to School Complaints
26 Jan 2026
The Cornovii Trust Newsletter
16 Dec 2025
Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School
19 Jun 2025
The Cornovii Trust Spring Newsletter
2 Apr 2025
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Alsager Highfields Community Primary School.
- The Den Out of School Club150m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cheshire East's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Alsager Highfields Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is in Cheshire East; for families living there:
- Cheshire East's school travel policy: Compulsory school age travel policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
216 pupils
210 places
6 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent
Across Cheshire East council
Places available
4,535
Applications
3,733
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Cheshire East council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
11.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
223
Total Pupils
107
Boys
116
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
22.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,458
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,342
Per pupil
£1286k
Total funding
£61k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
9.8%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Alsager Highfields Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Alsager Highfields Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Cheshire East allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Classes at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School average 24.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School has around 223 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Alsager Highfields Community Primary School in 2024/25. 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Apply through Cheshire East's coordinated admissions process, naming Alsager Highfields Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Alsager Highfields Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Alsager Highfields Community Primary School: The Den Out of School Club (150m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cheshire East is 6 (the median across 180 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alsager Highfields Community Primary School?
Alsager Highfields Community Primary School is at Fairview Avenue, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST7 2NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)