Secondary
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 937 of 1068 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
40%
41.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 |
| Entered the EBacc | 23% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.44 |
| A level students | 74 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lucy Miles
- Address
- Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
- Telephone
- 01462620500