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Winchmore School

  • 11–18Ages
  • 1,859Pupils
  • SecondaryPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 102045URN

Laburnum Grove, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 3HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022
Applications per place · Sept 2026
4.6per place
1.6 above Enfield median (3.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EnfieldSelective

1,101 applications for 240 places · 5th of 20 in Enfield
Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)
48.5of 90
10th of 21 in Enfield

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodOct 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2022

Inspection history

  1. 29 June 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 2 October 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
4.6applications per place, Year 7
1.6 above Enfield median (3.0) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

1,101 applications · 240 places offered · 314 named it first

  1. 2026 4.6; Enfield median median 3.0
  2. 2025 5.2; Enfield median median 2.9
  3. 2024 5.3; Enfield median median 2.8
  4. 2023 4.9; Enfield median median 2.7
  5. 2022 4.7; Enfield median median 2.8
  6. 2021 4.8; Enfield median median 2.9
  7. 2020 5.7; Enfield median median 3.0
  8. 2019 6.3; Enfield median median 3.5
  9. 2018 6.0; Enfield median median 3.3
  10. 2017 6.0; Enfield median median 3.6
  11. 2016 6.0; Enfield median median 3.5
  12. 2015 5.6; Enfield median median 3.3
  13. 2014 5.2; Enfield median median 4.2
More applications per place than the Enfield median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Enfield median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20262401,1014.63141.31
Sep 20252401,2425.23721.55
Sep 20242401,2655.33801.58
Sep 20232381,1704.93671.54
Sep 20222401,1384.72931.22
Sep 20212401,1504.82681.12
Sep 20202401,3705.73101.29
Sep 20192401,5066.32931.22
Sep 20182341,4076.02981.27
Sep 20172381,4386.02921.23
Sep 20162381,4246.02821.18
Sep 20152391,3365.62841.19
Sep 20142331,2045.22381.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

239 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.510th of 21 in Enfield
Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%11th of 21 in Enfield
Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%
  • This school
  • Enfield median
  • England median
Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.13
−20 = national average+2
Every year as a table
YearPupilsAttainment 85+ Eng & maths4+ Eng & mathsProgress 8
2025/26 (prov.)23948.545%67%–
2024/2523346.242%70%–
2023/2424150.056%71%+0.13
2022/2323548.755%72%+0.25

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
URN · DfE number
102045 · 308/4026
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
1,433 pupils · 1,859 on roll
Free school meals
30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Laburnum Grove, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 3HS
Local authority
Enfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources