Highlands School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Highlands School is a high-performing, mixed comprehensive school serving the west side of Enfield. The school opened in 2000 in brand new buildings surrounded by landscaped outdoor spaces and playing fields."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, basketball, judo, dance, drama, orchestra, chess, coding and Lego.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Highlands School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Enfield and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Enfield and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 55.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.42: pupils made 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 44.9, against 56.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 445 families put Highlands School as their first choice and 1509 named it as one of their preferences, for 243 places offered. That is 1.8 first choices for every place. 219 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Highlands School are Enfield Grammar School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); Enfield County School for Girls (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.8); Wren Academy Enfield (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.9); and Southgate School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.4).

Highlands School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

409 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Highlands School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 237 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 148 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Highlands School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 20 places, 18 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Grange Park Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lonsdale Drive / Highlands Sch, 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 95 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Enfield (407).

In 2024/25, Highlands School issued 76 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Highlands School are Grange Park Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Merryhills Primary School (0.2 miles), Eversley Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Paul's CofE Primary School (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.