Highlands SchoolEnfield Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Highlands School and Enfield Grammar School are secondary schools.
Highlands School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Enfield Grammar School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Highlands School is ahead on our composite score.
Highlands School was judged exceptional and Enfield Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.9 for Highlands School and 44.9 for Enfield Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Highlands School (53.2 in 2021-22, 54.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Enfield Grammar School (49.2 in 2021-22, 44.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonHighlands School | EnfieldEnfield Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 21 in Enfield Stronger figure | 12th of 21 in Enfield | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,694 | 1,004 | |
| Capacity | 1,589 | 1,111 | |
| Location | London, N21 1QQ | Enfield, EN2 6LN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.9 Stronger figure | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.4% Stronger figure | 46.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81.2% Stronger figure | 65.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 239 | 178 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 149 | 54 | |
| A-level average points | 36.9 Stronger figure | 32.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.7 Stronger figure | 34.1 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 10.2% | 11.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,650 | 1,025 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.7% | 30.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.9% | 24.6% | |
| SEN support | 10.5% | 8.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% Stronger figure | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.0% Stronger figure | 21.8% | 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.
Highlands School
Enfield Grammar School
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