Highfield Humanities College

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Highfield Humanities College
Established	1933
Type	Community Comprehensive
Headteacher	Mr Ian Evans
Specialism	Humanities College
Location	Highfield Road Blackpool Lancashire FY4 3JZ England
LEA	Blackpool
Ofsted number	119732
Students	1130
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11 to 16
Website	www.highfieldhumanities.co.uk
Coordinates: 53°47′17″N 3°01′44″W / 53.7880, -3.0290

Highfield Humanities College is a secondary school for 11-16 year olds in Marton, Blackpool, Lancashire.

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,^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

Steven Croft, cricketer

[edit] References

^ Specialist Schools Home. Department for Children, Schools and Families. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
^ £143m for Blackpool schools. Blackpool Gazette (24 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
^ The 'most improved' schools. BBC News (10 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.

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Comprehensive schools	Beacon Hill High School • Bispham High School Arts College • Collegiate High School Sports College • Highfield Humanities College • Montgomery High School • Palatine Community Sports College • St George's CofE High School • St Mary's Catholic College

Primary schools	Anchorsholme Primary School • Baines Endowed CofE Primary School • Bispham Endowed CofE Primary School • Boundary Primary School • Christ the King Catholic Primary School • Claremont Primary School • Devonshire Primary School • Holy Family Catholic Primary School • Kincraig Primary School • Layton Primary School • Marton Primary School • Mereside Primary School • Moor Park Infant School • Moor Park Primary School • Norbreck Primary School • Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School • Revoe Primary School • Roseacre Primary School • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School • St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School • St John Vianney Catholic Primary School • St John's CofE Primary School • St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School • St Nicholas CofE Primary School • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School • Stanley Infant School • Stanley Primary School • Thames Primary School • Waterloo Primary School • Westcliff Primary School

Special schools	Highfurlong School • Park School • Piers House • Woodlands Special School

Independent schools	Arnold School • Langdale Preparatory School

Further education	Blackpool and The Fylde College • Blackpool Sixth Form College