Highgate Wood Secondary School

Community school · Secondary school · London, Haringey
N8 8RN
Composite score
70.4

School overview

Highgate Wood Secondary School is a secondary school serving London, Haringey, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 1,543 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 56.3, well above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 5.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of secondary schools in England.

62% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 79% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Highgate Wood Secondary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#389
National rank
#120
In London
#3
In Haringey
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
56.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
62%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
79%
% EBacc grade 5+
26%
EBacc average points score
4.97

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 27/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Post-16 provision
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,543 % FSM ever-6 25.6% % EAL 22.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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