Highlands School: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
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.
First-choice demand has risen from 311 in 2021 to 445 in 2026, while places went from 244 to 243.
Enfield published that the last place offered for 2023 entry went to a family 0.851 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Enfield, 77% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Enfield lodged 179 appeals against secondary school offers; 138 reached a hearing and 19 succeeded (13.8% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 243 | 445 | 1509 | 1.8 | 219 |
| 2025 | 241 | 365 | 1377 | 1.5 | 149 |
| 2024 | 242 | 339 | 1490 | 1.4 | 128 |
| 2023 | 244 | 323 | 1517 | 1.3 | 114 |
| 2022 | 240 | 350 | 1516 | 1.5 | 146 |
| 2021 | 244 | 311 | 1501 | 1.3 | 97 |
| 2020 | 242 | 397 | 1632 | 1.6 | 170 |
| 2019 | 242 | 414 | 1815 | 1.7 | 196 |
| 2018 | 232 | 397 | 1797 | 1.7 | 192 |
| 2017 | 233 | 408 | 1784 | 1.8 | 193 |
| 2016 | 232 | 391 | 1687 | 1.7 | 173 |
| 2015 | 233 | 356 | 1617 | 1.5 | 145 |
| 2014 | 234 | 371 | 1583 | 1.6 | 162 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.85 miles | Enfield |
| 2022 | 0.90 miles | Enfield |
| 2021 | 0.97 miles | Enfield |
| 2020 | 0.84 miles | Enfield |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.