The Highfield School

What The Highfield School does

The Highfield School is a state-funded secondary school located in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, serving approximately 800–1,200 students aged 11–18 across Key Stages 3, 4 and a Sixth Form (Years 12–13). It operates as a non-profit institution under the UK Department for Education framework and has been part of the Scholars' Education Trust since January 2024, which provides centralised governance and shared services across a multi-academy trust network. Core offerings include a full secondary curriculum, A-Level and BTEC programmes delivered partly through the Letchworth Schools Consortium, a School-Based Teacher Training Programme in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University, and a pastoral/wellbeing and extracurricular portfolio covering music, sport, Duke of Edinburgh Award, and trips. Technology is built entirely on third-party platforms — Microsoft Office 365 for staff/student email and collaboration, MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) for parent communications, ClassCharts for behaviour tracking, Applicaa for admissions, and School Cloud for parents' evening bookings — with no proprietary systems in evidence.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through per-pupil government funding channelled via the Education and Skills Funding Agency through the Scholars' Education Trust, with no tuition fees charged to families. A secondary, smaller revenue stream is generated through community lettings — the Sports Hall and other accommodation are hired out to community groups outside school hours — supplemented by nominal voluntary contributions for trips and enrichment. Distribution is direct to local families via the school website, social media (Facebook, Instagram), and the Applicaa admissions platform. Customer-facing staff include a Headteacher (Mrs Lucy Miles), Head of Sixth Form (Mr J Golds), and an Induction Tutor/Professional Mentor (Miss L Hoskins) overseeing teacher training. The school holds an Ofsted 'Good' rating from May 2023 and has received the Diana Award, Rainbow Flag Award, and Golden Thread School recognition.

Name

The Highfield School

Legal name

The Highfield School

Website

https://highfield.herts.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Highfield School is a state-funded secondary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, serving students aged 11–18 across Key Stages 3, 4 and a Sixth Form, operated under the Scholars' Education Trust and funded primarily via UK government per-pupil grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form provision
• Teacher training
• School admissions
• Student wellbeing

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden City

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Education Budget): State-funded secondary school receiving government funding for delivering the National Curriculum to students in Years 7-13. Revenue comes from the Education and Skills Funding Agency via the academy trust.
2. Lettings (Facility Hire): Sports Hall and accommodation available for community use outside school hours and during holidays. Revenue generated through hiring out facilities to community groups.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Highfield School is a state-funded secondary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, delivering full-time education to students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Its core offer includes the main secondary curriculum leading to GCSEs, a Sixth Form providing A-Levels and BTECs via the Letchworth Schools Consortium, plus a school-based teacher training programme delivered with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University.

Product overview

The Highfield School offers a comprehensive secondary education programme spanning Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. The core educational offerings include the main school curriculum with academic excellence focus, a Sixth Form providing A-Level and BTEC courses through the Letchworth Schools Consortium, and a Teacher Training Programme partnered with the University of Hertfordshire and Cambridge University. Supporting services include Wellbeing Services, Extra-Curricular Activities (Music, Sports, Duke of Edinburgh Award), and Lettings for community facility hire. The school uses third-party platforms including MyChildAtSchool for parent communications, ClassCharts for behaviour tracking, Applicaa for admissions, and School Cloud for parents evening bookings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) State-funded secondary education for students aged 11-16 covering Key Stages 3 and 4, leading to GCSE qualifications, including British Values, Careers, Remote Learning, AI education, Home Learning, Most Able, Reading, Digital Literacy, and E-Safety subjects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of 2022 Sixth Form cohort went on to university or apprenticeship placement of choice

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scholars' Education TrustcoreOthers · 1 January 2024The Highfield School is part of the Scholars' Education Trust academy chain since January 2024. The trust provides governance, financial oversight, and shared educational resources across multiple schools in the Letchworth, Baldock, and Hitchin area.
• University of HertfordshirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated provider for School Based Routes teacher training programme. Trainees spend 4 days per week at host school and 1 day per week at UH Hatfield campus. Provides QTS qualification and PGCE with 60 masters level credits for fee-paying route.
• Cambridge UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for PGCE teacher training provision. Additional route for trainee teachers to achieve Qualified Teacher Status.
• North Herts School Based Routes ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive secondary schools covering Letchworth, Baldock and Hitchin areas: The Highfield School (lead partner), Hitchin Boys' School, The Priory School, Fearnhill School, and Knights Templar School. The Highfield School serves as the lead partner for teacher training.
• Alban TSH Teaching School HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching School Hub partnership providing additional teacher training and professional development support. Affiliated with the school's teacher training programme.
• Best Practice NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider for Early Career Framework training, supporting ECT (Early Career Teacher) professional development and mentoring programme.
• Letchworth Schools ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnables Sixth Form students to study a wide-ranging choice of subjects with many combinations across consortium schools. Students can access courses not offered at The Highfield School through partner institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hitchin Boys' School: State-funded secondary school and Sixth Form in Hitchin, named consortium partner in the North Herts School Based Routes Consortium and the Letchworth Schools Consortium alongside The Highfield School. Same funding model, comparable student demographic, and overlapping sixth-form curriculum.
• The Priory School: State-funded secondary school in Hitchin, partner in both the North Herts School Based Routes Consortium and the Letchworth Schools Consortium with The Highfield School. Operates with the same UK government funding model and offers a comparable secondary and sixth-form experience to local families.
• Fearnhill School: State-funded secondary school in Letchworth Garden City, fellow consortium partner with The Highfield School in the North Herts School Based Routes Consortium and the Letchworth Schools Consortium. Directly comparable in size, funding model, and catchment.
• Knights Templar School: State-funded secondary school in Baldock, part of the same North Herts School Based Routes Consortium and Letchworth Schools Consortium as The Highfield School. Operates with shared teacher training arrangements and offers a similar secondary-plus-sixth-form proposition to overlapping catchments.
• St Christopher School: Independent co-educational day and boarding school in Letchworth Garden City, directly comparable because it serves the same town and broader Hertfordshire catchment with secondary and sixth-form provision. Differs in funding model (independent fees) but competes for the same local families.
• Dame Alice Owen's School: Selective state-funded secondary school with sixth form in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Comparable because it is a high-performing Hertfordshire secondary with sixth-form provision and a strong academic reputation that competes with Highfield for ambitious families across the county.
• John Henry Newman School: State-funded secondary school with sixth form in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, serving a similar North Herts demographic with comparable curriculum, pastoral, and sixth-form offer. Useful benchmark for outcomes, attendance, and trust-level governance in the same county.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/highfieldschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/thehighfieldschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/highfieldschool

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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