Highams Park School
34 Handsworth Avenue, London, E4 9PJ
1,592 pupils · 94% of 1,700 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HIGHAMS PARK ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 May 2024, published 3 July 2024. 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 | 47.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.3% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.01 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 229 | 231 | 736 | 229 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 237 | 207 | 649 | 237 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 232 | 190 | 665 | 232 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 236 | 236 | 723 | 236 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 234 | 245 | 728 | 234 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 228 | 179 | 684 | 227 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 245 | 778 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 237 | 223 | 795 | 237 |
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
- Woodford County High School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Chingford Foundation School 1.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Trinity Catholic High School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Frederick Bremer School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Heathcote School & Science College 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Walthamstow Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.