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Highgate School

Mixed · ages 3–19 · with sixth form · ChristianHaringey, London N6 4AYSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,938of 1,970 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
182
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Highgate School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

A level grades average A, well above the England average of B-; 66% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Chemistry and Economics.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Haringey and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureHighgate SchoolHaringeyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)35.848.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%48%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%66%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%49%41%
EBacc average point score2.454.384.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort37%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils40.334.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.350.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language41%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics17898%88%98%22%100%
French10759%18%97%29%100%
Design and Technology4826%11%98%23%100%
Computer Science4726%13%94%30%100%
Drama4123%7%95%27%100%
Fine Art3821%9%95%28%100%
Latin3016%1%100%74%100%
Music2413%5%92%33%100%
Classical Civilisation1910%1%79%40%100%
Russian1810%0%94%87%100%
Religious Studies179%31%94%32%100%
Chinese169%1%100%75%100%
Classical Greek74%0%100%92%100%
Italian11%0%53%
Polish11%1%84%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group42%
Music performance: Group42%
Music performance: Group11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHighgate SchoolHaringeyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study396
— of whom A level students1921,331261,341
Average A level gradeAB-B-
Average points per A level entry51.4238.2635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsA+BB-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects66%23%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics13168%31%
Chemistry5127%17%
Economics4724%13%
Physics4222%12%
History3920%13%
Further Mathematics3719%5%
English Literature3317%11%
Politics2614%6%
Geography2312%10%
Philosophy2312%1%
French1910%1%
Fine Art179%3%
Spanish147%2%
History of Art137%0%
Drama116%2%
Computer Science105%5%
D and T Engineering95%0%
Product Design74%2%
Latin63%0%
Russian63%0%
Ancient History0%
Art and Design1%
Chinese0%
Classical Civilisation1%
Classical Greek0%
German0%
Music0%
Persian0%
Religious Studies4%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)168%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Haringey

Alexandra Park School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,888 pupils

98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 61.2

Duke's Aldridge

Academy converter · 873 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.1

Fortismere School

Foundation school · sixth form · 1,746 pupils

97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.1

Greig City Academy

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,137 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.