The Highfield School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

SG6 3QA

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

52.1

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#2,241

National rank

#249

In East of England

#59

In Hertfordshire

Top 71%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

41.7

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

40%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

55%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

12%

EBacc average points score

3.55

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 42.1 → 41.7 ▼ 0.4 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 978 % FSM ever-6 27.8% % EAL 9.4% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Fearnhill School Letchworth · 0.6 mi 48.6 The Priory School Hitchin · 1.8 mi 60.6 Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · 1.9 mi 72.2 Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · 2.0 mi 71.4 The Knights Templar School Baldock · 2.5 mi 60.6 The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · 3.6 mi 72.4 The Thomas Alleyne Academy Stevenage · 4.0 mi 60.0 Barclay Academy Stevenage · 4.1 mi 61.9