Enfield’s best secondary schools 2025

Trying to find the right school for your child in Enfield? You’re in the right place.

With so many options, many parents find themselves drowning in league tables and Ofsted reports. That’s exactly why we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Our expert team has analysed the latest 2023/2024 Department for Education data to bring you a list of the top-performing state secondary schools in Enfield.

We show two ranking tables, one for Progress 8 and one for GCSE 9–7 results, and also provide a complete list of all secondary schools in Enfield. This full list includes Progress 8 scores, GCSE 9–7 percentages, and Ofsted ratings where available. The schools in this table are ordered alphabetically rather than ranked, so you can easily see every school in one place, even if some data points are missing.

Top secondary schools in Enfield by Progress 8

St Ignatius College in Enfield is currently ranked #1 in Enfield based on its published Progress 8 score of +0.85. Progress 8 is a headline accountability measure used by the Department for Education to show how much progress pupils make between the end of primary school and their GCSEs, compared to students with similar prior attainment nationally.

RankSchool nameTypeGenderProgress 8Ofsted ratingGCSE 9-7%
1St Ignatius CollegeVoluntary aided schoolBoys+0.85-36.67%
2The Latymer SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed+0.74Good85.65%
3St Anne's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided schoolGirls+0.65Outstanding33.67%
4Highlands SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.42-26.59%
5Enfield County School for GirlsCommunity schoolGirls+0.38Good22.43%
6Southgate SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.37Good31.65%
7AIM Academy North LondonAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.36Good10.19%
8Kingsmead SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.27Good20.91%
9Oasis Academy HadleyAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.25Good18.03%
10Ark John Keats AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.24Good19.54%
11Edmonton County SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.23Good19.83%
12Heron Hall AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.17Good16.27%
13Winchmore SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.13Good24.86%
14Enfield Grammar SchoolAcademy converterBoys-0.05Good16.63%
15Oasis Academy EnfieldAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.17-20.53%
16Aylward AcademyAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.28Good10.03%
17Laurel Park SchoolFoundation schoolMixed-0.37-13.91%
18Bishop Stopford's SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed-0.54Good9.58%
19Chace Community SchoolCommunity schoolMixed-0.6Good7.89%
20The Lea Valley AcademyAcademy converterMixed-0.68Good10.83%
21Durants SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed-1.26Good0%
22West Lea SchoolFoundation special schoolMixed-1.93Outstanding0%
23Salmons Brook SchoolFree schools specialMixed-2.47--

Note: Rankings use 2023/2024 CSP data for state-funded schools and may not reflect recent changes, check school websites for the latest information.

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Top secondary schools in Enfield by GCSE % 9–7

The Latymer School in Edmonton is currently ranked #1 in Enfield based on the percentage of GCSE grades awarded at 9–7. This measure highlights how many pupils achieve the very top exam results, giving a clear picture of each school’s academic excellence.

RankSchool nameTypeGenderProgress 8Ofsted ratingGCSE 9-7%
1The Latymer SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed+0.74Good85.65%
2Palmers Green High SchoolOther independent schoolGirls--55.7%
3St Ignatius CollegeVoluntary aided schoolBoys+0.85-36.67%
4St Anne's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided schoolGirls+0.65Outstanding33.67%
5Southgate SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.37Good31.65%
6Highlands SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.42-26.59%
7Winchmore SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.13Good24.86%
8Enfield County School for GirlsCommunity schoolGirls+0.38Good22.43%
9Kingsmead SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.27Good20.91%
10Oasis Academy EnfieldAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.17-20.53%
11Edmonton County SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.23Good19.83%
12Ark John Keats AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.24Good19.54%
13Oasis Academy HadleyAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.25Good18.03%
14Enfield Grammar SchoolAcademy converterBoys-0.05Good16.63%
15Heron Hall AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.17Good16.27%
16Laurel Park SchoolFoundation schoolMixed-0.37-13.91%
17The Lea Valley AcademyAcademy converterMixed-0.68Good10.83%
18AIM Academy North LondonAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.36Good10.19%
19Aylward AcademyAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.28Good10.03%
20Bishop Stopford's SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed-0.54Good9.58%
21Chace Community SchoolCommunity schoolMixed-0.6Good7.89%
22West Lea SchoolFoundation special schoolMixed-1.93Outstanding0%
23Durants SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed-1.26Good0%
24Alternative Centre of EducationOther independent schoolMixed--0%
25Focus 1st AcademyOther independent schoolMixed--0%
26Freshsteps Independent schoolOther independent schoolMixed--0%

Note: Rankings use 2023/2024 CSP data for state-funded schools and may not reflect recent changes, check school websites for the latest information.

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All secondary schools in Enfield

Below is the complete list of secondary schools in Enfield, including both state-funded and independent schools where data is available. This table provides an at-a-glance view of each school’s key performance metrics, including Progress 8 scores, the percentage of GCSE grades awarded at 9–7, and Ofsted ratings, where published.

School nameTypeGenderProgress 8Ofsted ratingGCSE 9-7%
AIM Academy North LondonAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.36Good10.19%
Alternative Centre of EducationOther independent schoolMixed--0%
Ark John Keats AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.24Good19.54%
Aylward AcademyAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.28Good10.03%
Bishop Stopford's SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed-0.54Good9.58%
Chace Community SchoolCommunity schoolMixed-0.6Good7.89%
Durants SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed-1.26Good0%
Edmonton County SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.23Good19.83%
Enfield County School for GirlsCommunity schoolGirls+0.38Good22.43%
Enfield Grammar SchoolAcademy converterBoys-0.05Good16.63%
Fern House SchoolAcademy special sponsor ledMixed-Good-
Focus 1st AcademyOther independent schoolMixed--0%
Freshsteps Independent schoolOther independent schoolMixed--0%
Heron Hall AcademyFree schoolsMixed+0.17Good16.27%
Highlands SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.42-26.59%
Keble Preparatory SchoolOther independent schoolMixed---
Kingsmead SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.27Good20.91%
Laurel Park SchoolFoundation schoolMixed-0.37-13.91%
North London Hospital SchoolOther independent schoolMixed---
Oaktree SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed-Good-
Oasis Academy EnfieldAcademy sponsor ledMixed-0.17-20.53%
Oasis Academy HadleyAcademy sponsor ledMixed+0.25Good18.03%
Palmers Green High SchoolOther independent schoolGirls--55.7%
Phoenix AcademyOther independent schoolMixed---
Salmons Brook SchoolFree schools specialMixed-2.47--
Silverways SchoolOther independent special schoolMixed---
Southgate SchoolAcademy converterMixed+0.37Good31.65%
St Anne's Catholic High School for GirlsVoluntary aided schoolGirls+0.65Outstanding33.67%
St Ignatius CollegeVoluntary aided schoolBoys+0.85-36.67%
The Latymer SchoolVoluntary aided schoolMixed+0.74Good85.65%
The Lea Valley AcademyAcademy converterMixed-0.68Good10.83%
Waverley SchoolCommunity special schoolMixed-Outstanding-
West Lea SchoolFoundation special schoolMixed-1.93Outstanding0%
Winchmore SchoolCommunity schoolMixed+0.13Good24.86%
Wren Academy EnfieldFree schoolsMixed-Good-

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Disclaimer

All data on this page is sourced from the Department for Education’s 2023/2024 Compare School Performance dataset. It includes state-funded and, where available, independent secondary schools. Some schools may be missing data for Progress 8 scores, GCSE 9–7 results, or Ofsted ratings due to unpublished or unavailable figures. Rankings are based only on schools with published data and may not reflect recent changes. Please check school websites for the latest information.

How we ranked the best schools in Enfield?

Why trust our rankings? Our analysis is based on the latest 2023/2024 data from the Department for Education’s Compare School Performance (CSP) database, which publishes official performance data for all secondary schools in England, including both state-funded and independent schools where available.

We’ve created separate tables to highlight top performers in three key areas:

  • Progress 8 (pupil progress from KS2 to GCSE)
  • GCSE 9–7 grades (academic excellence)
  • Overall school listings, with available Ofsted ratings

Schools are primarily ranked by their Progress 8 score. This clever metric doesn’t just reward schools with high-attaining intakes – it highlights the ones that genuinely support student growth by measuring progress from the end of primary school to GCSEs. It adjusts for prior attainment, making it one of the fairest ways to compare schools.

Where available, we also show the percentage of GCSE grades at 9–7 to reflect high academic achievement, and Ofsted ratings for added context. All figures come directly from CSP’s official dataset.

Where Progress 8 data is not available for any schools in Enfield, the corresponding table will not be shown. This simply means that no schools in this area had published Progress 8 scores at the time of the latest dataset, it does not reflect on the quality of the schools themselves.

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FAQs - best secondary schools in Enfield

Based on the latest Department for Education CSP data, the highest-rated secondary school in Enfield is St Ignatius College by Progress 8 and The Latymer School by GCSE 9–7 results. In the case of an exact tie across these measures, the first school in alphabetical order is shown here. For full details and to compare all schools, please refer to the performance tables above.
No. This guide covers state-funded secondary schools only, including grammar, comprehensive, academy, and free schools. Independent/private schools are not included in our rankings.
Applications are usually managed by Enfield local authority. You can find deadlines, admissions policies, and catchment area maps on the council’s official website.
Use Ofsted inspection reports, the Department for Education’s CSP performance tables, and our rankings to compare schools side by side. Visit schools during open days for first-hand impressions.
A Progress 8 score above 0 means students make better progress than the national average. Scores above +0.5 indicate well above average progress, while top-performing secondary schools typically achieve +0.7 or higher. The best schools in Enfield consistently score above +0.8.

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