Highgate Wood Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 18 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
- 1554 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 21.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.4%
White British 37.1%
Other White 19.3%
Mixed 15.5%
Unclassified 9.5%
African 5.5%
Other 4.4%
Caribbean 4.3%
Irish 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.9
Local authority average 48.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.35
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 118 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 118 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 262 |
Admissions
Highgate Wood Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 176
- 3rd preference
- 234
- From another Local Authority
- 221
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 24
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 142 99 |
| Year 8 | 241 119 122 |
| Year 9 | 266 150 116 |
| Year 10 | 260 158 102 |
| Year 11 | 260 142 118 |
| Year 12 | 151 72 79 |
| Year 13 | 135 61 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 89.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 20.0% 27.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 46.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 15.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 82.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 45.0% 37.1% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.2% |