Highlands School

State-Funded School

highlands-school-enfield-london

LondonRegion

EnfieldLocal Authority

Southgate and Wood GreenConstituency

N21 1QQPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Highlands School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Enfield, London.

It currently serves 1,694 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 64.7%
EBacc average point score: 5.33

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,694

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,694
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Dec 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
28 Mar 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.