St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, London
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
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
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis 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.
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 2025/26GCSE Results
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
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 55.3 | 58.2% |
| Disadvantaged(59) | - | 50.1 | 52.5% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(118) | - | 57.9 | 61% |
| Girls(177) | - | 55.3 | 58.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(27) | - | 57.5 | 63% |
| Non mobile(170) | - | 56.3 | 60% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 174 students
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
Latest from St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
A Level & BTEC L3 Results 2026
25 Aug 2026
Christmas Carol Service
26 Nov 2025
FOSA Christmas Raffle 2025
19 Nov 2025
National School Attendance Award
7 Nov 2025
Parent Governor Vacancy
17 Oct 2025
St. Anne's Open Evening: Monday 29 September 2025
15 Sep 2025
From St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls from your postcode →
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Enfield council
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)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
54
SEN Support
28
EHC Plans
8.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
13.6%
Persistent absence
914
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
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)