Winchmore School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Winchmore School, we are very proud of our students and their achievements. As Headteacher of Winchmore School I am very proud to lead a school that has and will continue to develop a tradition of high standards of academic achievement alongside outstanding provision for the development of young people through the arts, travel, sport, care guidance and support."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, dance, drama and photography.

In 2026, pupils at Winchmore School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Enfield and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Enfield and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.13: 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 38.7, against 52.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 314 families put Winchmore School as their first choice and 1101 named it as one of their preferences, for 240 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 124 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Winchmore School are Edmonton County School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); The Latymer School (0.8 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 80.9); Lift Aylward (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5); and St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.3).

Winchmore School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 248 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 11% to a further education college and 0% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 243 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (15%), White British (14%) and Mixed (13%).

In 2026, 148 pupils (8%) received SEN support and 100 (5.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Winchmore Hill Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hyde Park Avenue (->n), 210 metres away.

In 2024/25, Winchmore School issued 121 suspensions, 6.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Winchmore School are Highfield Primary School (0.1 miles), Firs Farm Primary School (0.5 miles), St Paul's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles) and Starks Field Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.