Side by side
Highfield Primary School and Starks Field Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Highfield Primary School has 672 pupils; Starks Field Primary School has 187.
- The two schools are 0.8 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Highfield Primary School | Starks Field Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 672 DfE register | 187 DfE register |
| Borough | Enfield DfE register | Enfield DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 95 first preferences for 90 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 9 first preferences for 9 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 28 April 2022: School remains Outstanding Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 11 July 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% (2024/25) DfE | 37% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 19.6% DfE register | 50.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 27.7% school census 2024/25 | 46.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 14.6% school census 2024/25 | 42.7% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.1 DfE workforce census | 18 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 4.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- Highfield Primary School and St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles apart
- Highfield Primary School and Firs Farm Primary School0.6 miles apart
- Highfield Primary School and Hazelbury Primary School0.9 miles apart
- Starks Field Primary School and Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Starks Field Primary School and Churchfield Primary School0.3 miles apart
- Starks Field Primary School and Hazelbury Primary School0.4 miles apart
- Starks Field Primary School and Firs Farm Primary School0.5 miles apart