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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, London

Outstanding
Secondary
Voluntary aided school
Girls
Roman Catholic
Ages 11–18

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is a secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18 in London. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 75th-highest of the 266 schools in London with published results, and 472nd of 3,298 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2016)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Well above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Enfield (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls in detail

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Whether you are an existing or prospective parent, member of staff, student past or present, it will provide you with an insight to life within our Learning Family. You will see that St. Anne's Catholic High School for Girls offers an outstanding education, where academic success is complemented by breadth of achievement."

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Enfield and 47 across England.

58% 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 54.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.65: pupils made well 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 50.1, against 57.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

Getting a place at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls

For September 2026 entry, 144 families put St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls as their first choice and 482 named it as one of their preferences, for 181 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls are Laurel Park School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7); St Thomas More Catholic School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9); Mulberry Academy Woodside (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.4); and Winchmore School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5).

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Laurel Park SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic SchoolMulberry Academy WoodsideWinchmore School

Where pupils go next

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college.

Of the 89 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 73% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

Who goes there

In 2026, 54 pupils (5.6%) received SEN support and 28 (2.9%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Staffing

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls had 80 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Palmers Green Rail Station, about 280 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Palmers Green / The Triangle, 100 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls issued 39 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls are Hazelwood Junior School (0.2 miles), Hazelwood Infant School (0.2 miles), Tottenhall Infant School (0.4 miles) and St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Hazelwood Junior SchoolHazelwood Infant SchoolTottenhall Infant SchoolSt Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2023 (~3.3km)Unlikely (~4.3km)

Enfield published that the last place for 2023 entry went to a family 2.045 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Loveland
Pupils:960
LA:Enfield
Phone:02088862165
Address:Oakthorpe Road, Palmers Green, London, N13 5TY
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from December 2016, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

Inspected 22 November 2022View full report
URN:102053
UKPRN:10006110
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Southgate and Wood Green
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its December 2016 inspection - up from Good.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

About

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is an all-girls Catholic secondary school located in London, England, which was founded to provide education for Catholic girls aged 11–18. It is situated in Palmers Green and is the highest performing non-selective school in the London Borough of Enfield.

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At a Glance

33.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from 0.76 to 0.65 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 55.9 to 55.3 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 58% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-55.358.2%
Disadvantaged(59)-50.152.5%
Not known to be disadvantaged(118)-57.961%
Girls(177)-55.358.2%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(27)-57.563%
Non mobile(170)-56.360%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language352
Mathematics352
English Literature352
Religious Studies346
Combined Science314
Geography226
French144
Art and Design138
History134
Spanish72
Food Preparation and Nutrition62
Physical Education56
Multimedia56
Drama52
Chemistry38
Physics38
Biology38
Computer Science36
Music26
Other Modern Languages5

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 174 students

Continued education98%
Further education9%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment0%
Not in education/employment1%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

39

Suspensions

3.82%

Suspension rate

23 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,020 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Palmers Green Rail Station
280m · 5 min walk
Palmers Green Station (Entrance)
290m · 5 min walk

Bus Stops

Palmers Green / The Triangle (Stop H)
96m · 2 min walk
Broomfield Lane (Stop K)
167m · 3 min walk
Palmers Green Station (Stop D)
211m · 3 min walk
Lodge Drive (Stop B)
257m · 4 min walk
North Circular Road Palmers Green (Stop L)
359m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is in Enfield; for families living there:

Apply to Enfield for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
188
Fatal
0
Serious
20
Children hurt
7

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 188 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 168 slight.

7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.

32 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Enfield is 60 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

1,011 pupils

1,089 places

78 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:20,594

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Enfield council

Low demand council-wide0.97 applications per place

Places available

4,103

Applications

3,975

Got 1st preference

77.0%

Got preferred school

97.0%

All secondary applications across Enfield council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(8)

22 November 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

14 December 2016
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
28 September 2011
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

54

SEN Support

28

EHC Plans

8.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty21
Social, Emotional & Mental Health18
Speech, Language & Communication16
Autistic Spectrum Disorder15
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Hearing Impairment4
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
8.9%
Asian
11.4%
Black
46.0%
Mixed
9.9%
Chinese
1.0%
Other
6.8%
Unclassified
2.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals33.1%
English as Additional Language22.6%

960

Total Pupils

9

Boys

951

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

80

Teachers

12.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£59,204

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,896

Per pupil

£7519k

Total funding

£303k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,027,541
EAL funding£54,543
Lump sum£157,194

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.2%

Overall absence

13.6%

Persistent absence

914

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)13.6%
Severe (50%+)1.8%

Absence trend

2.9%
18/19
2.8%
20/21
4.4%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
5.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls

What are GCSE results like at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

In the 2026 results, pupils at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls achieved an Attainment 8 score of 55.3. 58% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's Ofsted rating?

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2016, it was rated Outstanding.

How close to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls do you need to live?

Enfield publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.699 for 2020 entry, then 1.576 for 2021 entry, then 1.793 for 2022 entry, then 2.045 for 2023 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 1089 places.

How big are the classes at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

Classes at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls average 20.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls has around 960 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

5.2% of sessions were missed at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls in 2024/25. 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

Apply through Enfield's coordinated admissions process, naming St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 188 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 20 serious and 168 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 32 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Enfield is 60 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?

St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is at Oakthorpe Road, Palmers Green, London, N13 5TY.

Sources: Enfield admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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