Highfields School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Derbyshire
Unique reference
148299
Address
Upper Lumsdale, DE4 5NA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1321 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.1%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 2.3%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.16
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 59%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.47
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award18
TourismTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE31
BiologyGCSE84
Business Studies:SingleGCSE56
ChemistryGCSE84
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE15
English LanguageGCSE200
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Highfields School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
182
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
179
2nd preference
98
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
179
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
227
94
133
Year 8
238
112
126
Year 9
227
112
115
Year 10
202
102
100
Year 11
206
110
96
Year 12
113
53
60
Year 13
108
55
53
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
81.5%
85.6%
Further education
36.0%
40.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
52.0%
35.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
5.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
5.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
71.0%
64.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
36.0%
24.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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