The Highfield School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Letchworth Garden City, East of England SG6 3QA · Hertfordshire
#290 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2365 of 4,090 nationally
About The Highfield School
The Highfield School is a academy secondary located in Letchworth Garden City, in the Hertfordshire local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 937 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 41.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 290th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (51th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (35th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 937; capacity filled 87.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 55%; ebacc average points 3.55.
There are 12 schools in Letchworth Garden City; The Highfield School ranks 10th of 12 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)41.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)40.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)32.4
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)27%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The Highfield School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 937
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 27%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 87.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 41.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 40.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 55%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.55
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 32.4
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The Highfield School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Letchworth Garden City · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
221 students · 119 m away
St Francis College
Letchworth Garden City · Independent all-through · Ages 3–18
264 students · 777 m away
Fearnhill School
Letchworth · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
597 students · 915 m away
St Christopher School
Letchworth Garden City · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
492 students · 1.1 km away
Icknield Infant and Nursery School
Letchworth Garden City · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
206 students · 1.2 km away
Highover Primary School
Hitchin · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
433 students · 1.4 km away
Wilbury Junior School
Letchworth Garden City · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
228 students · 1.5 km away
Lordship Farm Primary School
Letchworth Garden City · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
447 students · 1.5 km away
Pixmore Junior School
Letchworth · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
231 students · 1.5 km away
Purwell Primary School
Hitchin · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
129 students · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
940 students
Thurstable School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
932 students
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
942 students
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
943 students
The Grange Academy
Bushey · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
928 students
King James Academy Royston
Royston · Academy all-through · Ages 9–18
947 students
Frequently asked questions
Is The Highfield School a good school?
The Highfield School has a Success Index (England) of 41.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #290 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The Highfield School rank in East of England?
The Highfield School ranks #290 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2365 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The Highfield School?
The Highfield School had 937 students in 2025.
Is The Highfield School a primary school or a secondary school?
The Highfield School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near The Highfield School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The Highfield School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.