Alexandra Park School, London

In its own words: "Alexandra Park School is a thriving and dynamic school which boasts excellent examination results and an outstanding curriculum experience in both the main school and the sixth form. The school is situated on a beautiful five-acre site adjacent to Oliver Tambo Park within sight of Alexandra Palace."

In 2026, pupils at Alexandra Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.3 in Haringey and 47 across England.

79% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Haringey and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 61.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.81: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46, against 65 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

For September 2026 entry, 498 families put Alexandra Park School as their first choice and 1535 named it as one of their preferences, for 220 places offered. That is 2.3 first choices for every place. 287 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Alexandra Park School are Heartlands High School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); Fortismere School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 60.9); Laurel Park School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7); and St Thomas More Catholic School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9).

Alexandra Park School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Alexandra Park School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 224 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 14% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 302 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 66% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Mixed (19%) and Black (8%).

The nearest Underground station is Bounds Green Underground Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Road (N22) (->ne), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Alexandra Park School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 499 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Haringey (982).

In 2024/25, Alexandra Park School issued 74 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Alexandra Park School are Rhodes Avenue Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Hollickwood Primary School (0.4 miles), St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bounds Green Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.