Highgate Wood Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Unique reference
- 102154
- Address
- Montenotte Road, N8 8RN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1543 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 39%
Other White 18.5%
Mixed 16.2%
Unclassified 6.6%
Other 5.4%
African 5.3%
Caribbean 3.8%
Irish 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.2
Local authority average 48.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 14 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 77 |
| Biology | GCSE | 123 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 121 |
Admissions
Highgate Wood Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 215
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 195
- From another Local Authority
- 237
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 48
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 234 140 94 |
| Year 8 | 242 142 100 |
| Year 9 | 238 115 123 |
| Year 10 | 264 151 113 |
| Year 11 | 263 161 102 |
| Year 12 | 159 79 80 |
| Year 13 | 143 64 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 89.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 19.0% 29.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 43.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 15.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 0.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 0.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 76.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 28.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 2.4% |