The Highfield School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

North East HertfordshireConstituency

SG6 3QAPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Highfield School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 937 pupils. The Highfield School is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 40.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.55

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

937

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 937
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Requires improvement	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.