Enfield County School for GirlsHighlands School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Enfield County School for Girls and Highlands School are secondary schools.
Enfield County School for Girls scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Highlands School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Highlands School is ahead on our composite score.
Enfield County School for Girls was judged Good and Highlands School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Enfield County School for Girls and 55.5 for Highlands School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Enfield County School for Girls (58.7 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Highlands School (53.2 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EnfieldEnfield County School for Girls | LondonHighlands School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B75/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 21 in Enfield | 4th of 21 in Enfield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,015 | 1,650 | |
| Capacity | 1,167 | 1,589 | |
| Location | Enfield, EN2 6QG | London, N21 1QQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.0 | 55.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.7% | 64.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.5% | 79.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.4% Stronger figure | 88.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 5.33 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 177 | 235 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 62 | 149 | |
| A-level average points | 32.2 | 36.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.8 | 36.7 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.0% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,015 | 1,650 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.4% | 17.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 47.4% | 13.9% | |
| SEN support | 13.6% | 10.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 5.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.8% | 13.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
Enfield County School for Girls
Highlands School
Full profiles: Enfield County School for Girls · Highlands School