My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
9%Agree
46%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
36%Don't know
0%The Highfield School
Academy converter — Secondary
SG6 3QA / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
41.7
Attainment 8
18%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 41.7
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 40.4%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 32.44
- Achieving AAB+
- 16.9%
18% of parents would recommend this school
11 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
9%Agree
37%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
36%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
0%Agree
9%Disagree
55%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
9%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
0%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
46%Don't know
9%Not applicable
27%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
9%Agree
37%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
9%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
9%Agree
0%Disagree
46%Strongly disagree
45%Don't know
0%Not applicable
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
9%Agree
18%Disagree
37%Strongly disagree
36%Don't know
0%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
9%Agree
36%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
46%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
9%Agree
27%Disagree
37%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
18%Agree
55%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
9%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
18%Agree
55%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
9%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
0%Agree
18%Disagree
55%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
0%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
18%No
82%29% of pupils receive SEN support
29%
SEN support
3.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 8.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 7.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.1%
77.6% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 77.6%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.1:1
- Overall absence
- 9.67%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- English as additional language
- 9.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.5%
- White
- 76.3%
- Mixed
- 10.5%
- Asian
- 6.1%
- Black
- 5.7%
- Other
- 1.2%
White British71%
Other White5.3%
White & Black Caribbean4.4%
White & Asian2.7%
Other Mixed2.6%
White & Black African0.8%
Indian3.5%
Other Asian1.3%
Pakistani0.9%
Chinese0.3%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean4.4%
African0.8%
Other Black0.5%