Highover Primary School vs The Highfield School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Highover Primary School
Hitchin
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City
Overview
Phase
Primary
Secondary
Type
Community school
Academy converter
Age Range
4–11
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Does not apply
Does not apply
Admissions
-
Non-selective
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
433
937
Capacity
420
1068
Occupancy
103%
88%
FSM %
5.8%
27.0%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
-
Quality of Education
Outstanding
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
-
Personal Development
Outstanding
-
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
-
Last Inspected
Jan 2025
-
Performance (2025)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
42.0
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
38.9%
KS2 Reading
86%
-
KS2 Maths
83%
-
KS2 Writing
76%
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
C+
Points Per Entry
-
32.4
Best 3 A-Levels
-
C+
AAB+ %
-
17%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
74
Retention
-
98%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
13%
Degree course
-
65%
Any L4+ destination
-
73%
Apprenticeships
-
7%
Cohort size
-
69
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Mathematics (54)
Business Studies (36)
Physics (36)
Psychology (34)
Computer Science (32)
Geography (26)
History (18)
Economics (18)