The Highfield School

Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA

Secondary

Phase

1068

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 December 2023 and continues as The Highfield School (URN 150217) (opened 1 January 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 42.1 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 37.1% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 49.1% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 36.5% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 3.8 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 167

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 90.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Higher education: 67.0%
Apprenticeships: 6.0%
Employment: 17.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

32.0

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

31.5

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 14.6% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 38.6
16-18 Cohort: 135

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils: 987
Boys: 466 (47%)
Girls: 521 (53%)
Capacity: 1068 (92% full)
Teachers (FTE): 61.1

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 10.8% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 28.4% nat18.8%

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

2022-23

White British: 71.5%
White Other: 6.1%
Asian Indian: 5.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 2.5%
Black African: 1.7%
Asian Other: 1.0%

71.5%

White British

6.1%

White Other

5.4%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Highfield

Letchworth Garden City, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 117537
UKPRN: 10006693
Establishment No.: 4122

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