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Alexandra Park School

Secondary Ages 11-18 1,888 pupils London
Ofsted: Outstanding
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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

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 78.6%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 87.3%

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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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%
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Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 397 8
Third Preference 294 1
From another Local Authority 444 41

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Places and pupil numbers

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%.

2012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 1,3301,4301,4301,3801,3801,5671,5671,5671,7601,7601,7601,7601,870
Pupils 1,4151,4481,4301,4331,4791,5671,6121,6781,7911,8461,8051,8461,882
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.

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

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
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

20112013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 8.411.89.26.17.75.26.15.13.43.53.64.64.83.9
Permanent exclusions 62233100101100

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

201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 9.910.210.010.29.59.910.49.99.711.211.510.811.311.911.9
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 –2.11.31.21.01.51.61.7–1.24.03.12.72.4–

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

2019202020212022202320242025
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.

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