Bishop Stopford's School, Enfield

From the headteacher's welcome: "Bishop Stopford's School is an Outstanding Christian School that welcomes those of all faiths or none. I, the governors and the very experienced team of staff at Bishop Stopford's School, are committed to highly inclusive education."

In 2026, pupils at Bishop Stopford's School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Enfield and 47 across England.

32% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Enfield and 47% in England.

That is up from 36.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.54: pupils made well below 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 36.9, against 42.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, History and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Bishop Stopford's School as their first choice and 193 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishop Stopford's School are Kingsmead School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Heron Hall Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); Ark John Keats Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); and Chace Community School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 39.5).

Bishop Stopford's School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Of the 141 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 26% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 46 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

43.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (49%), Mixed (8%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

The nearest railway station is Southbury Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Larksfield Road, 310 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bishop Stopford's School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Bishop Stopford's School issued 102 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bishop Stopford's School are Suffolks Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Carterhatch Infant School (0.3 miles), Carterhatch Junior School (0.3 miles) and St James CofE Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.