Foundation school · Haringey

Fortismere School

11–18Ages
1,746Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
102156URN

Southwing, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, London, N10 1NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.4 above Haringey median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Haringey

1,175 applications for 257 places · 2nd of 12 in Haringey

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

60.9of 90

Haringey 47.9 England 46.0

2nd of 12 in Haringey

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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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

1.4 above Haringey median (3.1) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

1,175 applications · 257 places offered · 178 named it first

2026 4.6; Haringey median median 3.2
2025 4.5; Haringey median median 2.8
2024 4.4; Haringey median median 3.1
2023 5.0; Haringey median median 3.2
2022 5.7; Haringey median median 3.1
2021 5.8; Haringey median median 3.2
2020 5.5; Haringey median median 3.2
2019 6.0; Haringey median median 3.1
2018 6.0; Haringey median median 3.3
2017 6.1; Haringey median median 3.6
2016 5.2; Haringey median median 3.5
2015 5.8; Haringey median median 3.4
2014 5.5; 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	257	1,175	4.6	178	0.69
Sep 2025	263	1,194	4.5	232	0.88
Sep 2024	261	1,160	4.4	220	0.84
Sep 2023	257	1,276	5.0	297	1.16
Sep 2022	251	1,425	5.7	388	1.55
Sep 2021	261	1,504	5.8	309	1.18
Sep 2020	261	1,439	5.5	340	1.30
Sep 2019	260	1,562	6.0	390	1.50
Sep 2018	266	1,605	6.0	364	1.37
Sep 2017	262	1,592	6.1	313	1.19
Sep 2016	262	1,373	5.2	288	1.10
Sep 2015	232	1,333	5.8	314	1.35
Sep 2014	239	1,312	5.5	353	1.48

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

262 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)60.92nd of 12 in Haringey

Haringey 47.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths73%2nd of 12 in Haringey

Haringey 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths86%

Haringey 63% England 66%

This school
Haringey median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.49

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	262	60.9	73%	86%	–
2024/25	267	58.1	66%	85%	–
2023/24	262	57.8	71%	85%	+0.49
2022/23	261	60.6	75%	88%	+0.60

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

Fortismere SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.6applications per place 60.9Attainment 8
The Archer Academy
1.3 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

6.9applications per place 61.6Attainment 8
Alexandra Park School
1.4 km · Haringey

Outstanding2023

7.0applications per place 61.9Attainment 8
Highgate Wood Secondary School
1.8 km · Haringey

2026

3.8applications per place 53.1Attainment 8
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
1.9 km · Barnet

Good2022

2.6applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
The Compton School
2.0 km · Barnet

Remains Outstanding2024

5.1applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Heartlands High School
2.2 km · Haringey

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
Greig City Academy
2.4 km · Haringey

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Wren Academy Finchley
2.5 km · Barnet

Standards maintained2025

9.6applications per place 65.1Attainment 8

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: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 102156 · 309/4032
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,655 pupils · 1,746 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Southwing, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, London, N10 1NE
Local authority: Haringey

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