How many pupils attend The Highfield School?

The Highfield School has 937 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Highfield School take?

The Highfield School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Highfield School located?

The Highfield School is located in Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to The Highfield School?

The Highfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from The Highfield School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at The Highfield School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 10.699 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Highfield School?

When The Highfield School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order; 2. Medical or social needs — children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the School; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling at the School at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the school, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Highfield School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.3% of pupils at The Highfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

10.699miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at The Highfield School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Highfield School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order.
2Medical or social needs — children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the School.
3Sibling — Children who have a sibling at the School at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the school.
4Children of staff — Children of permanent members of staff
5Nearest School — Children for whom The Highfield School is their nearest school.
6Distance (priority area) — Children who live in the priority area who live nearest to the school (Letchworth Garden City and the Hitchin Walsworth Ward, including Highover Farm area and Purwell)
7Distance (outside priority area) — Children living outside the priority area on the basis of distance, with those living nearest to the school given priority.

If two applications tie: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

These rules are applied in the order they are printed above. If more children qualify under a particular rule than there are places available, for rules 2-7 the next rule will be applied to further prioritise children. Sixth Form has a separate PAN of 50 for external students with its own arrangements described.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Highfield School: key facts

How many pupils attend The Highfield School?: The Highfield School has 937 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Highfield School take?: The Highfield School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Highfield School located?: The Highfield School is located in Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to The Highfield School?: The Highfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from The Highfield School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at The Highfield School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 10.699 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Highfield School?: When The Highfield School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order; 2. Medical or social needs — children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the School; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling at the School at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the school, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Highfield School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.3% of pupils at The Highfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

10.699miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at The Highfield School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Highfield School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order.
2Medical or social needs — children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the School.
3Sibling — Children who have a sibling at the School at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the school.
4Children of staff — Children of permanent members of staff
5Nearest School — Children for whom The Highfield School is their nearest school.
6Distance (priority area) — Children who live in the priority area who live nearest to the school (Letchworth Garden City and the Hitchin Walsworth Ward, including Highover Farm area and Purwell)
7Distance (outside priority area) — Children living outside the priority area on the basis of distance, with those living nearest to the school given priority.

The Highfield School: key facts

How many pupils attend The Highfield School?: The Highfield School has 937 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Highfield School take?: The Highfield School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Highfield School located?: The Highfield School is located in Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to The Highfield School?: The Highfield School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from The Highfield School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at The Highfield School for 2026-27 (Year 7) was 10.699 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Highfield School?: When The Highfield School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order; 2. Medical or social needs — children for whom it can be demonstrated that they have a particular medical or social need to go to the School; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling at the School at the time of application, unless the sibling is in the last year of the normal age range of the school, and 4 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Highfield School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 70.3% of pupils at The Highfield School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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