Highgate School[1]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8

35.9 2025/26[3]

Grade 5+ in English & maths

0% 2025/26[3]

Grade 7+ in English & maths

0% 2025/26[3]

Progress 8, 2025/26

Not calculated[4]

Progress 8, 2024/25

Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade

A 2024/25[2]

AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects

66.1% 2024/25[2]

All results, 2020/21

Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]

All results, 2019/20

Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment

81.3% 2023/24[14]

UK higher education

69.5% 2023/24[14]

Education

72.9% 2023/24[14]

Apprenticeship

0% 2023/24[14]

Employment

8.4% 2023/24[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by

Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[15]

ISI inspection

Inspection

September 2024[16]

Framework

Framework from September 2023[16]

Leadership and governance

Standards met[16]

Quality of education

Significant strength[16]

Health and wellbeing

Standards met[16]

Social and economic education

Standards met[16]

Safeguarding

Standards met[16]

Previous ISI inspections: 2021, 2017, 2011 (2021 report, 2017 report, 2011 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

Admissions

Places (published admission number)

85 2026-10-14[17]

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry

80 Entry Sept 2027[18]

Sibling priority

no guarantee or expectation that a sibling is offered a place Entry Sept 2027[18]

Sibling policy

If we have to decide between two or more candidates who meet our entrance criteria, we may give preference to siblings or children with a particular skill, talent or aptitude. 2026-10-14[18]

Sibling policy

there is no guarantee or expectation that a sibling is offered a place. In addition, siblings are only invited to the interview stage should their performance in the written tests justify it. 2026-10-14[19]

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day

£9,453 a term 2026/27 · Pre-Preparatory School · Reception to Year 2 · incl. VAT[20]

Prep, day

£10,011 a term 2026/27 · Junior School · Years 3-6 · incl. VAT[20]

Senior, day

£10,929 a term 2026/27 · Senior School · Years 7-13 · incl. VAT[20]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type

Other independent school[1]

Ages

3–19[1]

Boys / girls

Mixed[1]

Faith

Christian[1]

Sixth form

Yes[1]

Boarding

No boarders[1]

Capacity

1970[1]

Local authority

Haringey[1]

Website

www.highgateschool.org.uk[1]

Nursery classes

No Nursery Classes[15]

Special classes

No Special Classes[15]

Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)

Not approved[15]

District

Haringey[21]

Postcode

N6 4AY[1]

URN

102163[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll

1946 2024/25[22]

SEN support

14% 2024/25[22]

EHC plan

0.1% 2024/25[22]

Free school meals in the last 6 years

0% 2024/25[22]

Practicalities

Admissions contact

The admissions contact details for the Junior School at Highgate School include the provided URL, email, and phone number for the 2027 entry. Entry Sept 2027[23]

Occasional places

Highgate School may offer occasional places in another year group for children needing to change schools due to family circumstances, with very exceptional circumstances required for Years 2, 6, 11, and 13. Entry Sept 2027[24]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic

The well-designed curriculum stimulates learning, helping children and young pupils to achieve well and be prepared for the next stage of their education.[25]

Warmth

Pre-prep and junior school leaders create a nurturing and effective learning environment within which pupils develop key communication and social skills.[25]

Pastoral care

Pastoral care systems and the wellbeing arrangements further support the development of pupils’ self-esteem and confidence. Pupils feel that they can turn to a trusted adult and know how to use anonymous channels to report any worries.[25]

Behaviour

ensures that standards of behaviour are high. Bullying is rare and dealt with quickly and effectively when it occurs.[25]

Learning support

Pupils who have SEND are supported through tailored teaching strategies and specialist support, ensuring they make good progress from their starting points.[25]

Enrichment

The pre-prep, junior and senior schools offer an extensive age-appropriate range of co-curricular and recreational activities. Older junior school pupils visit other schools in the community to listen to younger readers.[25]

Pupil voice

Engagement in the eco-councils in the pre-prep and junior schools and the environment committee in the senior school develops their sense of responsibility towards the environment.[25]

Independence

Play-based learning and exploration focus on fostering curiosity and independence. Clubs are often pupil-initiated and led, encouraging independence and leadership.[25]

Collaboration

Systems like the ‘buddy bench’ and ‘kindness tree’ encourage kindness and peer support.[25]

Structure

In the junior school, praise for effort and reinforcement of the value of achievement through, what the school terms, the ‘Curiosity, Respect, Empathy, and Determination’ (CRED) strategy, promotes responsibility and positive attitudes to learning.[25]

Diversity

Through curriculum themes such as food, festivals, faith, and migration, pupils in the junior school and pre-prep learn about differences between people from different countries, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. English is an additional language for 147 pupils.[25]

Sport

Junior school pupils and children in the early years are encouraged to engage in outdoor play and explore the outdoor environment to promote gross motor skills, strength and balance.[25]

Performing arts

Involvement in assemblies, music and drama performances, such as after-school informal concerts in the junior school, encourages pupils to express themselves[25]

Academic

Highly knowledgeable teachers with strong pedagogical skills have a profound impact on the learning of pupils of all ages.[26]

Warmth

Pre-prep and junior school leaders create a nurturing and effective learning environment This furthers the culture of respect, equality and trust.[26]

Pastoral care

Support systems such as pastoral mentors, access to counsellors, and suitably trained pupil leaders in the sixth form, help foster a supportive community that reduces bullying. Leaders have appointed specific wellbeing, mental health and inclusion leaders.[26]

Behaviour

ensures that standards of behaviour are high. Bullying is rare and dealt with quickly and effectively when it occurs.[26]

Learning support

Pupils who have SEND are supported through tailored teaching strategies and specialist support, ensuring they make good progress from their starting points.[26]

Enrichment

The pre-prep, junior and senior schools offer an extensive age-appropriate range of co-curricular and recreational activities.[26]

Pupil voice

Pupils vote in school council elections and are directly involved in decision-making via the lower school and middle school pupil action committees.[26]

Independence

Teaching instils an appetite for intellectual effort and fosters in the pupils an ability to think and learn for themselves. Clubs are often pupil-initiated and led, encouraging independence and leadership.[26]

Collaboration

Pupils learn about responsibility, collaboration, financial literacy[26]

Structure

Effective behaviour management, featuring the encouragement of positive behaviour, a focus on reflection on the consequences of action and consistent use of sanctions[26]

Diversity

Pupils challenge and report discriminatory behaviour and respect differences, appreciating the diversity within their community. English is an additional language for 147 pupils.[26]

Sport

Sports such as fencing, netball, dance, and football are accessible to all pupils, with an emphasis on participation.[26]

Performing arts

Involvement in assemblies, music and drama performances, such as after-school informal concerts in the junior school, encourages pupils to express themselves[26]