The Highfield School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Highfield School |
| coordinates | |
| motto | Live and learn |
| established | 1965 |
| image | Highfield School Letchworth 2017.jpg |
| caption | The Highfield School in 2017 |
| type | Foundation school |
| head_label | Headteacher |
| head | Lucy Miles |
| address | The Highfield School, Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA |
| city | Letchworth Garden City |
| county | Hertfordshire |
| country | England |
| postcode | SG6 3QA |
| local_authority | Hertfordshire |
| ofsted | yes |
| urn | 150217 |
| enrolment | 1059 |
| gender | Coeducational |
| lower_age | 11 |
| upper_age | 18 |
| houses | Alan Turing, Martin Luther King, Mary Seacole, Rosalind Franklin, Charlotte Bronte and Steven Hawking. (Name order coordinates with order below) |
| colours | |
| website | |
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The Highfield School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Pupils are from Year 7 to Year 13. The school is part of the Letchworth Sixth Form Consortium with Fearnhill School.
Original buildings
The original school buildings were designed using a system of standard prefabricated components, and construction work started in May 1964. The prefabrication system used was SEAC Mark 1 (2' 8" Steel).
The buildings
In January 2017 the school moved into a purpose-built £15 million building beside the old one, the latter being demolished. The new building was financed by the Education Funding Agency. Originally North Hertfordshire District Council turned down the application on the grounds that the development would have a detrimental effect on neighbouring residential areas "due to its size and proximity to nearby buildings." They also raised concerns regarding the quality of the design. However, the planning inspector dismissed these claims, stating that the building would not have an adverse effect on the locale.
The new building is composed of three blocks: Unwin, Parker and Howard. Each block contains a group of subject, for example Unwin has sciences and Parker has humanities.
Foundation and partnership
The Highfield School is a foundation school and is part of the Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership. The partnership pairs Highfield with Fearnhill School; the sixth form students can pick subjects which are taught at Fearnhill alongside Highfield.
Inspections
, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2023, with a judgement of Good.
References
References
- Keath, Michael P K. (March 1983). "The Development of School Construction Systems in Hertfordshire 1946-64".
- [http://www.thecomet.net/news/education/the_school_of_tomorrow_today_letchworth_s_highfield_school_set_to_hold_open_day_as_15_million_rebuild_nears_completion_1_4789935 The school of tomorrow, today – Letchworth’s Highfield School set to hold open day as £15 million rebuild nears completion] - ''[[The Comet (newspaper). The Comet]]'' 24 November 2016
- [http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/multi-million-pound-rebuild-highfield-school/story-25861959-detail/story.html Multi-million pound rebuild of Highfield School, Letchworth, given green light] - ''[[Hertfordshire Mercury]]'' 15 January 2015
- [https://www.highfield.herts.sch.uk/page/?title=Co%2Doperative+Partnership&pid=28 Co-operative Partnership]
- (2023). "Inspection of the Highfield School". Ofsted.
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