Highgate Wood Secondary SchoolFortismere School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Highgate Wood Secondary School and Fortismere School are secondary schools in London.
Highgate Wood Secondary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fortismere School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Fortismere School is ahead on our composite score.
Highgate Wood Secondary School was judged the expected standard and Fortismere School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.3 for Highgate Wood Secondary School and 58.1 for Fortismere School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Highgate Wood Secondary School (54.1 in 2021-22, 56.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Fortismere School (60.7 in 2021-22, 58.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonHighgate Wood Secondary School | LondonFortismere School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 12 in Haringey | 4th of 12 in Haringey Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,524 | 1,746 | |
| Capacity | 1,465 | 1,655 | |
| Location | London, N8 8RN | London, N10 1NE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.3 | 58.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.4% | 65.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.3% | 85.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.0% | 48.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.97 | 5.33 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 266 | 267 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 134 | 203 | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | 37.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.6 | 37.4 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.2% | 14.9% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,543 | 1,765 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.6% | 15.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.1% | 20.7% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 18.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.4% Stronger figure | 19.1% | 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.
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Fortismere School
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