Highlands School
148 Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1QQ
1,694 pupils · 107% of 1,589 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 November 2024, published 2 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 55.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 64.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 88.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 243 | 445 | 1,509 | 243 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 241 | 365 | 1,377 | 241 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 242 | 339 | 1,490 | 242 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 244 | 323 | 1,517 | 244 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 240 | 350 | 1,516 | 240 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 244 | 311 | 1,501 | 244 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 242 | 397 | 1,632 | 242 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 242 | 414 | 1,815 | 242 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Enfield Grammar School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Enfield County School for Girls 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wren Academy Enfield 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Southgate School 2.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Winchmore School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Chace Community School 2.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.