# The Highfield School

The Highfield School is a secondary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 937 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E150217. [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 937
- Council: North Hertfordshire
- URN: 150217

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Highfield School was 42.0, against 49.0 in North Hertfordshire and 46.2 in England.
38.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 49.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.9% | 49.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.8% | 67.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 162 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-roman-catholic-primary-school-e138354): 120 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Herts Education Support Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-herts-education-support-centre-e130344): 120 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [St Francis College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-college-e117613): 780 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Fearnhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fearnhill-school-e117504): 910 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Christopher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christopher-school-e117612): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Icknield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/icknield-infant-and-nursery-school-e117186): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150217)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150217)

## How to cite

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