The Highfield School
Secondary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire. Good (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 May 2023, report published 27 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to The Highfield School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. The Highfield School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2027
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.6 milesFearnhill School
Report card, Apr 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- 1.8 milesThe Priory School
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
- 1.9 milesHitchin Girls' School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Oct 2024)
- 2.0 milesHitchin Boys' School
Report card, Nov 2025: 4 exceptional, 3 strong
- 2.5 milesThe Knights Templar School
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.