Gladesmore Community School, London

In its own words: "There is a very clear and simple vision for our school: to provide an outstanding all-round education where our pupils make impressive progress in a positive, friendly, community atmosphere. The Gladesmore Ethos is articulated through our REACH values, which begin with our pupil-designed motto: DREAM, REACH, ACHIEVE."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama, choir, guitar, robotics and cadets.

In 2026, pupils at Gladesmore Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.3 in Haringey and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Haringey and 47% in England.

That is up from 43.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.02: pupils made about 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 42.1, against 51.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 181 families put Gladesmore Community School as their first choice and 518 named it as one of their preferences, for 231 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 Gladesmore Community School are Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.8); All Saints Catholic High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.1); Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls) (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); and Harris Academy Tottenham (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Gladesmore Community School.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Gladesmore Community School (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

Of the 259 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

52.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 44.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (33%), other ethnic groups (14%) and Mixed (9%).

Gladesmore Community School had 97 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is South Tottenham Rail Station, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grovelands Road South Tottenham (->s), 290 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Gladesmore Community 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, Gladesmore Community School issued 190 suspensions, 15.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Gladesmore Community School are Crowland Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Springfield Community Primary School (0.2 miles), Earlsmead Primary School (0.3 miles) and St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.