The Highfield School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

1.58 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

1.54

1.49

1.58

2.11

1.93

2.07

1.52

1.58

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The Highfield School is a secondary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

The Highfield School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	1.58 mi
Year 7 2025	1.52 mi
Year 7 2024	2.07 mi
Year 7 2023	1.93 mi
Year 7 2022	2.11 mi
Year 7 2021	1.58 mi
Year 7 2020	1.49 mi
Year 7 2019	1.54 mi
Year 7 2018	1.59 mi
Year 7 2017	1.38 mi
Year 7 2016	1.54 mi
Year 7 2015	1.57 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In Year 7 2026, among children for whom this was the nearest school, the last offered a place lived 1.58 miles away, about the same as in 2025 and 2015.
The Year 7 last distance has swung sharply between some years, though, with the biggest move from 2021 to 2022.
Year 7 2026 drew 121 first-choice applications for 130 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 937 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	40%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	41.7	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	C+	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 121 first-preference applications, 130 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Fearnhill School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Priory School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hitchin Girls' School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hitchin Boys' School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Knights Templar School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 3.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
The Thomas Alleyne Academy 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Barclay Academy 4.0 mi Good Last distance published