Enfield Grammar School

About Enfield Grammar School

Enfield Grammar School is a boys’ secondary school and sixth form in the London borough of Enfield, led by headteacher Robert Newman. It operates within a local authority that contains 23 state secondaries, three of which currently hold an Ofsted Outstanding rating. The nearest of those is Highlands School, 1.8 kilometres away. Among its top-performing peers in the same local authority, Enfield Grammar ranks behind St Ignatius College, The Latymer School, and St Anne’s Catholic High School for Girls, according to a composite ranking score. The school itself has been rated Good by Ofsted across its two most recent graded inspections, with an ungraded inspection in January 2024 confirming it remains Good. Leadership and management, sixth-form provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good in the most recent graded inspection. For families weighing up single-sex state options in Enfield, this school offers a consistent track record of solid provision without the Outstanding badge that a few neighbours carry.

Academically, Enfield Grammar’s most recent Ofsted report rated sixth-form provision as Good, though the data does not include a specific Progress 8 score or KS2-to-4 value-added measure for the school. The local authority average Progress 8 score for Enfield is 0.09, which is slightly above the national average of zero, suggesting that schools in the borough generally help pupils make expected or slightly better progress. Without the school’s own Progress 8 figure, it is not possible to say how it compares directly to that LA benchmark. The school’s Good rating for quality of education and leadership implies that outcomes are at least satisfactory and likely in line with or above local norms. The most recent graded inspection noted that pupils achieve well, particularly in the sixth form, where provision was judged Good. For parents focused on measurable academic performance, the absence of published exam result data here means they would need to consult the school’s own performance tables or ask directly for recent GCSE and A-level outcomes.

The school is well equipped with facilities including a sports hall, swimming pool, astro turf, playing fields, tennis courts, a gymnasium, science labs, an ICT suite, a library, a theatre, and a dedicated sixth-form centre. Sports on offer include rugby, football, tennis, badminton, cross country, and netball, while extracurricular clubs range from Young Enterprise and Model UN to coding, choir, art, book club, and gardening. With 980 pupils on roll, it is a moderately sized secondary. The school’s Good rating and stable leadership suggest it suits families who want a well-run, single-sex state school with strong facilities and a broad co-curricular programme, but who are not necessarily seeking the Outstanding designation. Given its position among Enfield’s top-ranked peers, it is likely to be oversubscribed, so parents should check admission criteria and catchment data carefully. The school does not appear to have a dedicated SEND unit listed in the data, but its inclusive ethos as a mainstream state school means it will have a SENCO and support for pupils with additional needs.

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