The Highfield 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
150217
Address
Highfield, SG6 3QA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
998 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
9.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.1%
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
25.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.7%
Mixed 10.9%
Other White 5.4%
Indian 4.1%
Unclassified 2%
African 1.7%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Highfield School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
170
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
136
2nd preference
162
3rd preference
167
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
136
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
12
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes23.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
176
89
87
Year 8
170
76
94
Year 9
173
76
97
Year 10
177
78
99
Year 11
167
86
81
Year 12
80
47
33
Year 13
55
32
23
Year 2023-2024

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