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
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.3%
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%
Admissions
The Highfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 162
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
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 |