Highgate Wood Secondary School
Montenotte Road, London, N8 8RN
1,524 pupils · 104% of 1,465 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 28 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 62.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 232 | 205 | 879 | 232 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 229 | 215 | 886 | 229 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 233 | 235 | 933 | 233 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 230 | 267 | 1,026 | 230 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 235 | 256 | 1,086 | 235 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 239 | 259 | 1,100 | 239 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 260 | 256 | 1,100 | 260 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 265 | 249 | 1,100 | 265 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greig City Academy 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Hornsey School for Girls 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Aloysius' College 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- City of London Academy, Highgate Hill 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fortismere School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Arts and Media School Islington 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.