My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%Highbury Fields School
Community school — Secondary
N5 1AR / 11–18 / Girls / Does not apply
57.4
Attainment 8
89%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 57.4
- Progress 8
- 0.43
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.9%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 40
- Achieving AAB+
- 17.6%
89% of parents would recommend this school
79 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
34%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
57%Agree
32%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
1%Agree
8%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
15%Not applicable
70%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
46%Agree
38%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
31%Agree
24%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%Not applicable
29%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
32%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
34%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
9%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
33%Agree
39%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
10%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
45%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
30%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
34%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
14%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
89%No
11%19.2% of pupils receive SEN support
19.2%
SEN support
1.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 5.1%
65.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 65.7%
67% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 92%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 0%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 67%
- Entered top-third university
- 20%
- Achieved a degree
- 85%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1
- Free school meals
- 51.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- English as additional language
- 52%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.2%
- White
- 32.4%
- Mixed
- 16.5%
- Asian
- 11.4%
- Black
- 5%
- Other
- 13.4%
White British16.6%
Other White15.4%
Irish0.4%
Other Mixed11.1%
White & Black Caribbean2.5%
White & Asian1.5%
White & Black African1.4%
Bangladeshi9.7%
Other Asian0.8%
Pakistani0.5%
Indian0.3%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean2.5%
African1.4%
Other Black1.1%