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The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3QA
https://www.highfield.herts.sch.uk/
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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
,
Staff development
and
Unfilled vacancies
. Relative weaknesses include
Qualified teachers
.
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(miles)
Score
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0.6
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1.8
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1.9
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2.0
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2.5
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3.4
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3.5
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3.7
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4.0
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5.1
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5.5
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Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
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 16.2, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development:
About average. Reported staff development spend is £430 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies:
About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.7%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers:
Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 90%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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