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| The Highfield School | |
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 The Highfield School in 2017 | |
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The Highfield School, Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA ,, SG6 3QA | |
| Coordinates | 51°58′07″N0°14′28″W / 51.9685998°N 0.2412224°W /51.9685998; -0.2412224 |
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| Type | Foundation school |
| Motto | Live and learn |
| Established | 1965 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Department for Education URN | 117537Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Lucy Miles |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1059 |
| Houses | Alan Turing, Martin Luther King, Mary Seacole, Rosalind Franklin, Charlotte Bronte and Steven Hawking. (Name order coordinates with order below) |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, Red, Blue, Green, Purple and Orange |
| Website | The school website |
The Highfield School is acoeducationalsecondary school andsixth form located inLetchworth,Hertfordshire. The Highfield School teaches from Year 7 through to Year 13. The school is part of theLetchworth Sixth Form Consortium withFearnhill School. It received a with outstanding features OFSTED grade.
The original school buildings were designed using a system of standard prefabricated components, and construction work started in May 1964. The prefabrication system used wasSEAC Mark 1 (2' 8" Steel).[1]
In January 2017 the school moved into a new purpose-built £15 million building beside the old one, the latter being consequently demolished. The new building was fully financed by the Education Funding Agency.[2] OriginallyNorth Hertfordshire District Council turned down the application on the grounds that the development would have a detrimental effect on neighbouring residential areas "due to its size and proximity to nearby buildings." They also raised concerns regarding the quality of the design. However, the planning inspector dismissed these claims stating that the building would not have an adverse effect on the locale.
The new building is composed of three major blocks: Unwin, Parker and Howard. Each block contains a group of subject, for example Unwin has sciences and Parker has humanities.[3]
The Highfield School is afoundation school and is part of The Letchworth Garden City Education Partnership.[4] The partnership pairs Highfield withFearnhill School; the sixth form students can pick subjects which are taught at Fearnhill alongside Highfield.
