Highlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Nov 5 2024 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
- 1650 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 32.4%
Other White 27.6%
Mixed 13.7%
African 5.6%
Unclassified 5%
Other 4.7%
Other Asian 2.3%
Caribbean 2.3%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 59%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.32
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 52 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Highlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 241
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 365
- 2nd preference
- 356
- 3rd preference
- 285
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 254 121 133 |
| Year 8 | 246 114 132 |
| Year 9 | 239 115 124 |
| Year 10 | 241 115 126 |
| Year 11 | 235 140 95 |
| Year 12 | 242 129 113 |
| Year 13 | 193 95 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 91.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 58.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 8.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 0.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 73.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 23.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 2.4% |