Highlands School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 148 Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1QQ
Website: http://www.highlands.enfield.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02083701100
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Enfield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Vincent McInerney
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 132256

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1589
Number of Pupils: 1558
Number of Boys: 804
Number of Girls: 754

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.44 Confidence interval 0.27 to 0.61
Of the 233 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Grange Park Primary School
World's End Lane, Winchmore Hill N21 1PP
154 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Merryhills Primary School
Bincote Road, EN2 7RE
413 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Eversley Primary School
Chaseville Park Road, N21 1PD
783 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ringwood Way, Winchmore Hill N21 2RA
1,823 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wolfson Hillel Primary School
154 Chase Road, Southgate N14 4LG
1,878 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Highlands School
148 Worlds End Lane, N21 1QQ
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Enfield Grammar School
Market Place, EN2 6LN
1,952 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Enfield County School for Girls
Holly Walk, EN2 6QG
1,959 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Southgate School
Sussex Way, Cockfosters EN4 0BL
2,463 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winchmore School
Laburnum Grove, Winchmore Hill N21 3HS
2,753 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Edmonton County School
Little Bury Street, Edmonton N9 9JZ
2,973 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGrange Park Preparatory School
13 The Chine, Grange Park N21 2EA
1,356 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedKeble Preparatory School
Wades Hill, Winchmore Hill N21 1BG
1,635 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSilverways School
St Andrews Parish Centre, Silver Street, EN1 3EG
2,083 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorth London Hospital School
Priory Hospital, Grovelands House, The Bourne N14 6RA
2,182 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedVita Et Pax School
6a Priory Close, Green Road N14 4AT
2,281 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.