Bishop Stopford's SchoolKingsmead School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Enfield.

Summary of the comparison

Bishop Stopford's School and Kingsmead School are secondary schools in Enfield.

  • Bishop Stopford's School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Kingsmead School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bishop Stopford's School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bishop Stopford's School was judged Good and Kingsmead School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.5 for Bishop Stopford's School and 48.8 for Kingsmead School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bishop Stopford's School (41.7 in 2021-22, 36.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Kingsmead School (48.1 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bishop Stopford's School versus Kingsmead School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EnfieldBishop Stopford's SchoolEnfieldKingsmead SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking19th of 21 in Enfield Stronger figure20th of 21 in Enfield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll612 1,502
Capacity1,165 1,470
LocationEnfield, EN1 3PU Enfield, EN1 1YQ
GCSE results
Attainment 836.5 48.8 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths30.3% 46.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths47.1% 71.3% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc10.1% 74.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.05 4.50 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort119 247
A-level results
A-level entries19 124
A-level average points23.2 31.3 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeD+ C
Best 3 A-levels points28.1 31.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.1% Stronger figure1.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census612 1,502
Free school meals (ever 6)47.4% 40.1%
English as an additional language44.4% 36.9%
SEN support18.6% 5.9%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence11.5% 8.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence37.4% 26.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bishop Stopford's School

Kingsmead School

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