Highams Park School, London

In 2026, pupils at Highams Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Waltham Forest and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Waltham Forest and 47% in England.

That is up from 47.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: 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 51.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 231 families put Highams Park School as their first choice and 736 named it as one of their preferences, for 229 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Highams Park School are Woodford County High School (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 81.2); South Chingford Foundation School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); Trinity Catholic High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 52.4); and Frederick Bremer School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 49.7).

Highams Park School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 230 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 21% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 0% into work.

Of the 178 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (26%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (16%).

In 2026, 159 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 45 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Highams Park Station, about 220 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highams Park Station, 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 247 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 Waltham Forest (663).

In 2024/25, Highams Park School issued 243 suspensions, 15.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Highams Park School are Handsworth Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Oakhill Primary School (0.3 miles), Selwyn Primary School (0.5 miles) and Ainslie Wood Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.