St Ignatius College
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Enfield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.120 miles
Published by Enfield Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Ignatius College is a secondary school in Enfield for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Enfield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
St Ignatius College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.120 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 4.120 miles from the school, the longest of 8 Enfield secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.01 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2019, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 156 first-choice applications for 185 offers; 153 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Enfield.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Enfield schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Turkey Street, Enfield, EN1 4NP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Enfield
- Pupils on roll
- 972 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptionally proud ambassadors for their school.”
- “They are courteous and warm, both to each other and to visitors.”
- “Pupils appreciate their teachers and know that all staff will respond swiftly and effectively to any concerns.”
To improve
- “Leaders have made recent changes to strengthen the sixth-form curriculum, which are not fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 156 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 153 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Enfield.
- The Lea Valley Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Stopford's School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chace Community School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Enfield 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingsmead School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Enfield County School for Girls 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Enfield Grammar School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heron Hall Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published