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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 129 staff (about 107 FTEs), including 59 teachers (about 55 FTEs).
This school is a member of Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership. (Fearnhill School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.6Fearnhill School
1.8The Priory School
1.9Hitchin Girls' School
2.0Hitchin Boys' School
2.5The Knights Templar School
3.4Pix Brook Academy
3.5The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
3.6Etonbury Academy
4.0The Thomas Alleyne Academy
4.1Barclay Academy
4.8Henlow Church of England Academy
5.1The Nobel School
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Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.9, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £294 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.7%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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