Highlands School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–18 · London, Enfield
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.765 miles
Published by Enfield Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highlands School is a secondary school in London, Enfield for ages 11–18 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Enfield has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
Highlands School 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 | 0.765 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
- In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.765 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 8 Enfield secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 2.01 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2019, staying close to the year before in every year.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 445 first-choice applications for 243 offers; 226 offers went to first-choice families, while 219 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 65% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd 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
- 148 Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1QQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Enfield
- Pupils on roll
- 1,694 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptionally ‘proud to be part of Highlands’.”
- “They thrive in this diverse and inclusive school, exemplifying the ‘DARE’ values of determination, aspiration, respect and equality.”
- “Pupils develop positive relationships.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 December 2024 (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) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 445 first-preference applications, 243 offers in total, 226 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.
- Enfield Grammar School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Enfield County School for Girls 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wren Academy Enfield 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Southgate School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Winchmore School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chace Community School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsmead School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Latymer School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published