Highlands School

Type	Secondary / Community school
Age Range	11-18
Religion	Does not apply
Address	148 Worlds End Lane London N21 1QQ
Phone	02083701100
Reference Number	132256

General Makeup

Number of pupils	1599
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 50.47% Girls: 49.53%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	15.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	14.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes

23.3

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	119	135	254
8	122	129	251
9	115	131	246
10	141	99	240
11	121	116	237
12	109	115	224
13	80	67	147

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	32.6%
White, Other	28%
Mixed, Other	6.2%
Unclassified	5.8%
African	5.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	2.9%
White & Asian	2.5%
Indian	2.5%
Caribbean	2.5%
Asian, Other	2.3%
White & Black (African)	1.4%
Pakistani	0.8%
Chinese	0.6%
Irish	0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2024-12-03

Date	Description	Report
2024-11-05	School inspection	School inspection
2021-07-13	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2014-03-06	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-03-16	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2009-01-28	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2007-10-18	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-11-27	Curriculum and development visit	Curriculum and development visit
2003-03-24	Full inspection	Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

English
Maths
3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
54.8	Unlock	Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	61.6%	Unlock	Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C)	78.5%	Unlock	Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score	Percentile (loc)	Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress 8 Score

Note: Exam results were not published in 2021 and 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

	Points	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points	36.71	Unlock	Unlock
Average Points (best 3)	36.3	Unlock	Unlock

Grades

	School	Local	Nationwide
Average Grade	B-	C+	C+
Average Grade (best 3)	B-	C+	C+

	Percentage	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better	14.7%	Unlock	Unlock

2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	416	18
Third Preference	315	10
From another Local Authority	63	1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Employment	Unlock
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Name	Distance
Grange Park Primary School World's End Lane, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 1PP	0.09 miles
Merryhills Primary School Bincote Road, Enfield, EN2 7RE	0.23 miles
Eversley Primary School Chaseville Park Road, London, N21 1PD	0.45 miles
Grange Park Preparatory School 13 The Chine, London, N21 2EA	0.77 miles
Keble Preparatory School Wades Hill, London, N21 1BG	0.93 miles
St Paul's CofE Primary School Ringwood Way, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 2RA	1.04 miles
Wolfson Hillel Primary School 154 Chase Road, Southgate, London, N14 4LG	1.07 miles
Chase Side Primary School Trinity Street, Enfield, EN2 6NS	1.07 miles
West Grove Primary 218a Chase Road, Southgate, London, N14 4LR	1.12 miles
One Degree Academy 1 Chace Village Road, Enfield, EN2 8GH	1.21 miles
Vita Et Pax School 6a Priory Close, London, N14 4AT	1.3 miles
St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE) 297 Chase Road, Southgate, London, N14 6JA	1.31 miles
St Michael's CofE Primary School Brigadier Hill, Enfield, EN2 0NB	1.36 miles
St George's Catholic Primary School Gordon Road, Enfield, EN2 0QA	1.37 miles
De Bohun Primary School Green Road, Southgate, London, N14 4AD	1.45 miles
Highfield Primary School Highfield Road, Highfield Primary School, London, N21 3HE	1.47 miles
St Andrew's CofE Primary School 116 Churchbury Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3UL	1.47 miles
Osidge Primary School Chase Side, Southgate, London, N14 5HD	1.54 miles
Salcombe Preparatory School 224-226 Chase Side, Southgate, London, N14 4PL	1.55 miles
Lavender Primary School Lavender Road, Enfield, EN2 0SX	1.69 miles

Name	Distance
Enfield Grammar School Market Place, Enfield, EN2 6LN	1.11 miles
Enfield County School for Girls Holly Walk, Enfield, EN2 6QG	1.11 miles
Silverways School St Andrew's Parish Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3EG	1.19 miles
Wren Academy Enfield 3 Chace Village Road, Enfield, EN2 8GH	1.21 miles
Southgate School Sussex Way, Cockfosters, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 0BL	1.4 miles
Winchmore School Laburnum Grove, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 3HS	1.57 miles
Palmers Green High School	1.57 miles
Chace Community School Churchbury Lane, Enfield, EN1 3HQ	1.59 miles
Oaktree School Chase Side, Southgate, London, N14 4HN	1.67 miles
Ashmole Academy Cecil Road, Southgate, London, N14 5RJ	1.67 miles
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street, Edmonton, London, N9 9JZ	1.69 miles
Kingsmead School 196 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YQ	2.02 miles
East Barnet School Chestnut Grove, East Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8PU	2.03 miles
The Latymer School Haselbury Road, London, N9 9TN	2.14 miles
West Lea School Haselbury Road, Edmonton, London, N9 9TU	2.16 miles
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls Oakthorpe Road, Palmers Green, London, N13 5TY	2.24 miles
Oak Hill School Church Hill Road, East Barnet, London, EN4 8XE	2.27 miles
Bishop Stopford's School Brick Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3PU	2.38 miles
Laurel Park School Wilmer Way, London, N14 7HY	2.43 miles
Aylward Academy Windmill Road, Enfield, London, N18 1NB	2.43 miles

Highlands School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Attainment 8 Score

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8 Score

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

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Points

Grades

2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	119	135	254
8	122	129	251
9	115	131	246
10	141	99	240
11	121	116	237
12	109	115	224
13	80	67	147

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	119	135	254
8	122	129	251
9	115	131	246
10	141	99	240
11	121	116	237
12	109	115	224
13	80	67	147

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
7	119	135	254
8	122	129	251
9	115	131	246
10	141	99	240
11	121	116	237
12	109	115	224
13	80	67	147