Community school · Haringey

Highgate Wood Secondary School

11–18Ages
1,524Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
102154URN

Montenotte Road, London, N8 8RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

0.6 above Haringey median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Haringey

879 applications for 232 places · 3rd of 12 in Haringey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.1of 90

Haringey 47.9 England 46.0

3rd of 12 in Haringey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 28 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision			Expected standard
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.8applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Haringey median (3.1) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

879 applications · 232 places offered · 205 named it first

2026 3.8; Haringey median median 3.2
2025 3.9; Haringey median median 2.8
2024 4.0; Haringey median median 3.1
2023 4.5; Haringey median median 3.2
2022 4.6; Haringey median median 3.1
2021 4.6; Haringey median median 3.2
2020 4.2; Haringey median median 3.2
2019 4.2; Haringey median median 3.1
2018 4.2; Haringey median median 3.3
2017 4.4; Haringey median median 3.6
2016 4.0; Haringey median median 3.5
2015 4.1; Haringey median median 3.4
2014 4.2; Haringey median median 3.9

More applications per place than the Haringey median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Haringey 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	232	879	3.8	205	0.88
Sep 2025	229	886	3.9	215	0.94
Sep 2024	233	933	4.0	235	1.01
Sep 2023	230	1,026	4.5	267	1.16
Sep 2022	235	1,086	4.6	256	1.09
Sep 2021	239	1,100	4.6	259	1.08
Sep 2020	260	1,100	4.2	256	0.98
Sep 2019	265	1,100	4.2	249	0.94
Sep 2018	265	1,118	4.2	267	1.01
Sep 2017	242	1,064	4.4	228	0.94
Sep 2016	240	964	4.0	214	0.89
Sep 2015	230	944	4.1	247	1.07
Sep 2014	237	998	4.2	221	0.93

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

267 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.13rd of 12 in Haringey

Haringey 47.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%4th of 12 in Haringey

Haringey 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Haringey 63% England 66%

This school
Haringey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.26

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	267	53.1	54%	71%	–
2024/25	266	56.3	62%	79%	–
2023/24	262	50.8	51%	70%	+0.26
2022/23	266	53.9	63%	76%	+0.15

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

Highgate Wood Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.8applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
Greig City Academy
1.3 km · Haringey

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Hornsey School for Girls
1.3 km · Haringey

Remains Good2022

3.2applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
St Aloysius' College
1.4 km · Islington

Good2022

3.1applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
1.5 km · Islington

Good2024

2.2applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
Fortismere School
1.8 km · Haringey

Good2022

4.6applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
Arts and Media School Islington
2.0 km · Islington

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
Heartlands High School
2.0 km · Haringey

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Alexandra Park School
2.3 km · Haringey

Outstanding2023

7.0applications per place 61.9Attainment 8

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102154 · 309/4030
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,465 pupils · 1,524 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Montenotte Road, London, N8 8RN
Local authority: Haringey

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