Alexandra Park School
Alexandra Park School is an academy converter in Haringey for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 1,888 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Alexandra Park School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2023. In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 61.9, and 79% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE. Places are in short supply, with 287 of the 498 families who named it as their first choice for a Year 7 place in September 2026 missing out.
Ofsted inspection: April 2023. GCSE results: 2026. A-level results: 2025.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Bidwell Gardens London N11 2AZ |
| Phone | 02088264880 |
| Reference Number | 137531 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 1888 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.2%
Girls: 51.8% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 13.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 25.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 132 | 101 | 233 |
| 8 | 126 | 106 | 232 |
| 9 | 125 | 110 | 235 |
| 10 | 124 | 113 | 237 |
| 11 | 111 | 118 | 229 |
| 12 | 145 | 223 | 368 |
| 13 | 147 | 207 | 354 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 39.3% |
| White, Other | 21.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 11.4% |
| African | 5.8% |
| White & Asian | 4.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.8% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Indian | 1.1% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.1% |
| Caribbean | 1% |
| Irish | 0.8% |
| Asian, Other | 0.8% |
| Chinese | 0.7% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
Alexandra Park School is performing exceptionally well, having received an overall outstanding rating in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, effectively supporting their academic and personal development. Students demonstrate pride in their school, report no concerns about bullying, and actively engage in various leadership roles while being well-prepared for their future educational or vocational paths.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| > Quality of education | Outstanding |
| > Behaviour & Attitude | Outstanding |
| > Personal Development | Outstanding |
| > Leadership & Management | Outstanding |
| > Sixth Form Provision | Outstanding |
| Last Report Date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2023 | School inspection: |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Academy conversion letter |
| 15 Nov 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Interim assessment |
| Previously as Alexandra Park School | |
| 03 May 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- The quality of education is outstanding.
- Behaviour and attitudes of pupils are exemplary.
- Strong focus on personal development.
- Leadership and management are highly effective.
- Excellent support for students with SEND.
- Ambitious curriculum that meets students' needs.
- High expectations of pupil behaviour are consistently met.
- Staff well-being and professional development are prioritized.
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 61.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
GCSE Results
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 78.6% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) | 87.3% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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:
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| Points | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Points | 38.07 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Average Points (best 3) | 38.88 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Grades
| School | Local | Nationwide | |
| Average Grade | B- | B- | C+ |
| Average Grade (best 3) | B | B- | C+ |
| Percentage | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students getting AAB or better | 17.8% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 397 | 8 |
| Third Preference | 294 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 444 | 41 |
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In 2024–25 Alexandra Park School had 1,882 pupils for 1,870 places. That is 12 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Year 7 intake in the “Secondary Schools” planning area
Haringey counted 2,384 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 2,249 in 2031–32, down 6%.
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 1,330 | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,380 | 1,380 | 1,567 | 1,567 | 1,567 | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,760 | 1,870 |
| Pupils | 1,415 | 1,448 | 1,430 | 1,433 | 1,479 | 1,567 | 1,612 | 1,678 | 1,791 | 1,846 | 1,805 | 1,846 | 1,882 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
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In 2024–25 pupils at Alexandra Park School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Alexandra Park School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 8.4 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Alexandra Park School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 9.7% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 11.4% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 7.6% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 9.8% | 9.7% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 56.0% | 45.3% | 49.2% | 43.4% | 49.6% | 52.4% | 52.1% | – | 44.1% | 54.7% | 71.0% | 68.4% | 63.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | – | 1.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 18.1% of pupils at Alexandra Park School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 167 | 10 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 32 | 34 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 51 | 7 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 25 | 11 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 24 | 6 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 14 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 10 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 9 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 4 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 4 | 1 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Alexandra Park School received £8,514 and spent £8,172 for each of its 1,882 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,471,000 (£1,313 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £3,618,000 | £3,602,000 | £3,417,000 | £3,247,000 | £3,863,000 | £3,814,000 | £2,471,000 |
| per pupil | £2,150 | £2,116 | £1,902 | £1,758 | £2,134 | £2,062 | £1,313 |
| In-year balance | £32,000 | -£565,000 | £1,120,000 | £544,000 | £973,000 | £300,000 | £645,000 |
| per pupil | £19 | -£332 | £623 | £295 | £538 | £162 | £343 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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What is Alexandra Park School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Alexandra Park School is Outstanding, from an inspection in April 2023.
When was Alexandra Park School last inspected by Ofsted?
Alexandra Park School was last inspected in April 2023.
How many pupils does Alexandra Park School have?
Alexandra Park School has 1,888 pupils on roll.
What age range does Alexandra Park School cover?
Alexandra Park School for pupils aged 11 to 18.
What are Alexandra Park School's GCSE results?
In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 61.9, and 79% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.
Where is Alexandra Park School?
Alexandra Park School is at Bidwell Gardens, London, N11 2AZ.