Icknield Infant and Nursery School vs The Highfield School
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Icknield Infant and Nursery School
Letchworth Garden City
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City
Overview
Phase
Primary
Secondary
Type
Community school
Academy converter
Age Range
3–7
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Does not apply
Does not apply
Admissions
-
Non-selective
Local Authority
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
206
937
Capacity
342
1068
Occupancy
60%
88%
FSM %
26.7%
27.0%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
-
-
Quality of Education
Requires Improvement
-
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires Improvement
-
Personal Development
Good
-
Leadership & Management
Requires Improvement
-
Last Inspected
Jun 2025
-
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
42.0
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
38.9%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
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)