'Pupils love being part of Highwoods Community Primary School. The school is a warm, welcoming and inclusive community. Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school to learn and be with their friends'

'Staff take any issues seriously. Any incidents are dealt with effectively, so they do not reoccur. This means pupils feel happy and safe. Pupils get along well together and respect each other’s differences. Pupils focus intently in lessons'

'Pupils talk excitedly about the wide range of different books they have read, including dual-language books and stories from different cultures. Reading is at the heart of school life'. 

'The school’s very high expectations of behaviour are shown through pupils’ positive actions in lessons and around the school. Pupils behave exceptionally well, attend regularly and have excellent attitudes to learning'.

The school was inspected in June 2024- please https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139462

The school had a section 8 inspection, and it was judged to continue to be good-however, it was recommended that school was re-inspected under a full section 5 inspection, to be assessed for OUTSTANDING.  

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