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The Highfield School

Highfield, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3QA

3Schola Grade
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Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
937
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,068
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Scholars' Education Trust

Schola Grade 3

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 41.7, an average GCSE grade of about 4.2
28thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 31.8
25thpercentile
Attendance29% of pupils persistently absent
23rdpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About The Highfield School

The Highfield School is a secondary academy in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Scholars' Education Trust.

It has 937 pupils on roll and room for 1,068. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Highfield
Letchworth Garden City SG6 3QA
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School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
937
Capacity
1,068 pupils
Free school meals
27.00% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
Scholars' Education Trust
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nation
England
URN
150217

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