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Heron Hall Academy

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth formEnfield, London · Enfield EN3 4SATrust: North Star Community Trust LtdSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,161of 1,400 places
Free school meals
56.8%
Year 11 cohort 2025
212
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 9 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says

Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 at Heron Hall Academy in 2023, 62% stayed on in Heron Hall Academy’s own sixth form (Enfield average 57%), 19% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.

Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.

A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Biology and Business Studies.

GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.3 in Enfield, with 31% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

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 Enfield and England.

Heron Hall Academy
Enfield
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureHeron Hall AcademyEnfieldEngland
Pupils in the cohort2123,871607,348
Any sustained destination93%94%92%
Stayed in education92%92%86%
— school sixth form62%57%34%
— sixth form college9%8%13%
— further education college19%25%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship1%1%3%
Employment3%
No sustained destination2%3%6%
Destination unknown4%3%3%

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

MeasureHeron Hall AcademyEnfieldEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)39.746.346.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects29%59%41%
EBacc average point score3.394.274.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort41%34%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils36.537.534.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils41.950.850.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language59%44%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
Mathematics212100%88%13%22%56%
English Literature211100%86%14%21%64%
English Language211100%89%17%20%63%
Religious Studies20999%31%10%32%44%
Combined Science18286%65%3%9%29%
Geography9645%41%13%25%58%
Sociology6832%4%10%21%63%
History6430%41%19%26%64%
Business Studies5626%18%7%20%41%
Turkish5325%0%72%71%94%
Computer Science4019%13%3%30%43%
Citizenship Studies3617%3%11%19%81%
Chemistry3014%23%37%47%97%
Biology3014%23%30%45%97%
Physics3014%23%33%46%87%
Drama2914%7%17%27%93%
Design and Technology2512%11%4%23%48%
French2311%18%4%29%39%
Spanish2110%19%19%27%38%
Physical Education209%11%0%24%25%
Fine Art209%9%15%28%65%
Music94%5%11%33%67%
Polish42%1%84%
Arabic31%1%47%
Modern Greek10%0%33%
Portuguese10%0%50%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies56100%
Hospitality / Catering Studies2670%
Sports Studies2362%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1643%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureHeron Hall AcademyEnfieldEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study110
— of whom A level students371,481261,341
Average A level gradeD+B-B-
Average points per A level entry24.0635.1835.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsD+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects0%18%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
Mathematics1746%31%
Biology1438%20%
Business Studies1335%13%
Turkish1232%0%
Chemistry1027%17%
Computer Science924%5%
Physics719%12%
History13%
English Literature11%
Polish0%
Sociology13%
Geography10%
Fine Art3%
Politics6%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 31643%
MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

Other secondary schools in Enfield

Chace Community School

Community school · sixth form · 880 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1

Edmonton County School

Academy converter · sixth form · 2,091 pupils

91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0

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.