Highfield Humanities College

Highfield Humanities College

Infobox UK school
name = Highfield Humanities College


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established = 1933
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type = Community Comprehensive
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head = Mr Ian Evans
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specialist = Humanities College
street = Highfield Road
city = Blackpool
county = Lancashire
country = ENG
postcode = FY4 3JZ
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LEA = Blackpool
ofsted = 119732
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enrollment = 1130
gender = Co-educational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.highfieldhumanities.co.uk/home/
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Highfield Humanities College is a secondary school for 11-16 year olds in Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire, England.

Highfield Humanities College, previously known as Highfield High School, is located on Highfield Road, Blackpool. In 2004 the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) awarded the school specialist school status as a Humanities College, [cite web | title=Specialist Schools Home | publisher=Department for Children, Schools and Families | url=http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ | accessdate=2008-02-06] focusing on the teaching and study of History, Geography and Religious Education.

The school had a new building in 2001 which is used as the English, History and Art Department. A complete rebuild of the school is planned under the Government's Building Schools for the Future scheme. [cite web | title=£143m for Blackpool schools | publisher=Blackpool Gazette | url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/143m-for-Blackpool-schools.3706162.jp | date=24 January 2008 | accessdate=2008-02-06]

In 2007 the school featured in the DCSF list of schools that had made the best sustained improvements in their GCSE results over the last four years. [cite web | title=The 'most improved' schools | publisher=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7180225.stm | date=10 January 2008 | accessdate=2008-02-06]

Notable alumni

*Steven Croft, cricketer

References

External links

* [http://www.highfieldhumanities.co.uk/home/ School website]
* [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?Mode=Z&No=8904053&Phase=1&Year=07 Department for Children, Schools and Families Performance Tables (GCSE and equivalent)]


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