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The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3QA
The Highfield School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 149 staff (about 122 FTEs), including 66 teachers (about 61 FTEs).
This school is a member of Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership. (Fearnhill School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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(miles)		 Score Name
0.6Fearnhill School
1.8The Priory School
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2.0Hitchin Boys' School
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4.0The Thomas Alleyne Academy
4.1Barclay Academy
4.8Henlow Church of England Academy
5.1The Nobel School
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.9, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £343 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.6%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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