My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
43%Agree
41%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%Highgate Wood Secondary School
Community school — Secondary
N8 8RN / 11–18 / Does not apply
56.3
Attainment 8
78%
parents recommend
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GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 56.3
- Progress 8
- 0.26
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 62.4%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.21
- Achieving AAB+
- 12.2%
78% of parents would recommend this school
288 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
44%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
27%Agree
47%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
8%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
9%Not applicable
63%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
19%Agree
45%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
7%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
32%Agree
27%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
3%Not applicable
18%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
19%No
81%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 55 parents
Strongly agree
21%Agree
34%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
37%Agree
33%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
10%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
43%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
26%Agree
47%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
6%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
58%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
27%Agree
52%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
24%Agree
40%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
13%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
78%No
22%20% of pupils receive SEN support
20%
SEN support
4%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.9%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.6%
70.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 70.3%
56% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 90%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 56%
- Entered top-third university
- 37%
- Achieved a degree
- 87%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17:1
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17:1
- Overall absence
- 5.13%
- Persistent absence
- 11.72%
- English as additional language
- 22.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 58.7%
- Mixed
- 16.2%
- Asian
- 3.2%
- Black
- 5.5%
- Other
- 5.4%
White British39%
Other White18.5%
Irish1.1%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed8.1%
White & Asian3.4%
White & Black Caribbean3.3%
White & Black African1.4%
Indian1.1%
Other Asian0.9%
Bangladeshi0.8%
Pakistani0.3%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean3.3%
African1.4%
Other Black0.8%