Highlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 7 2014 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
- Enfield
- Unique reference
- 132256
- Address
- 148 Worlds End Lane, N21 1QQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1599 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.8%
White British 32.6%
Other White 28%
Mixed 13%
Unclassified 5.8%
African 5.5%
Other 4.2%
Indian 2.5%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 77%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.97
Local authority average 4.3
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 26 |
| Psychology | AS level | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 175 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 64 |
| Dance | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Highlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 242
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 339
- 2nd preference
- 416
- 3rd preference
- 315
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 254 119 135 |
| Year 8 | 251 122 129 |
| Year 9 | 246 115 131 |
| Year 10 | 240 141 99 |
| Year 11 | 237 121 116 |
| Year 12 | 224 109 115 |
| Year 13 | 147 80 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 23.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 58.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 77.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 25.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 16.0% 23.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.1% 1.7% |