Enfield County School for Girls
Secondary · Community school · Girls · Enfield
Holly Walk, Enfield, EN2 6QG
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 20/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
31.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
999
Capacity used
Has space86%
1,167 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
87 of 87 families who put it first got an offer
133
Places offered
434
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 87 | 87 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 98 | 27 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 105 | 12 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 144 | 7 | ● 5% |
| Total | 434 | 133 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Enfield lets families list 6 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Enfield council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
No limit
Everyone who applied got in
186 places
All applicants were offered a place.
September 2024 entry
Not distance-based
Places were given by other rules (e.g. random allocation or siblings)
186 places
Places given by distance after priority groups.
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Gumbrell
- Address
- Holly Walk, Enfield, EN2 6QG
- Phone
- 02083633030
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Ward / constituency
- Town · Enfield North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102048
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 43% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
999 pupils · 1,167 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 915 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.88 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 177 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.22 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 62 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 23% | 58% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 176 | 24% | 51% | 68% | |
| English Language | 176 | 25% | 65% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 28% | 70% | 87% | |
| Geography | 101 | 22% | 47% | 57% | |
| Social Studies | 101 | 20% | 64% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 90 | 18% | 41% | 54% | |
| History | 76 | 47% | 76% | 83% | |
| French | 75 | 24% | 43% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 75 | 12% | 44% | 69% | |
| Religious Studies | 63 | 19% | 54% | 65% | |
| Film Studies | 26 | 27% | 88% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 31 | 6% | 16% | 39% | |
| English Language | 15 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% | |
| Film Studies | 11 | 0% | 9% | 45% | |
| Psychology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 9 | 22% | 22% | 56% | |
| Photography | 8 | 13% | 25% | 50% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 7 | 0% | 14% | 14% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12204: Enfield County School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 78% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 81% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Enfield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.