The Highfield School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West, Letchworth, SG6 4BA
Local ranking68th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1055
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 18.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 37.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 97
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 36.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
19
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 62
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 601
- Boys
- 301 (50%)
- Girls
- 296 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1055 (57% full)
- SEND
- 16.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 39.3%
- EAL
- 10.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,119/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 31.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.1%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed Other: 3.6%
- Black African: 3.1%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
- Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
76.1%
White British
4.1%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Icknield Way West
Letchworth, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117504
- UKPRN
- 10002428
- Establishment No.
- 4010
- Trust
- Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership
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