Fortismere School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Haringey
Southwing, London, N10 1NE
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/04/2022
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
19.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,746
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,655 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
180 of 232 families who put it first got an offer
263
Places offered
1194
Total applications
4.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 232 | 180 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 361 | 59 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 248 | 18 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 353 | 6 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1194 | 263 | 22% |
1st preference success by year
Haringey lets families list 6 preferences. 441 applications came from outside the council area (66 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.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Zoe Judge
- Address
- Southwing, Tetherdown, London, N10 1NE
- Phone
- 02083654400
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Ward / constituency
- Fortis Green · Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 102156
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,746 pupils · 1,655 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 April 2022
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 · 1,369 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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 | 57.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.49 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.30 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.33 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 267 | — |
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 | 37.76 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 203 | — |
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 | 260 | 47% | 75% | 90% | |
| English Language | 259 | 36% | 72% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 257 | 28% | 70% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 161 | 16% | 58% | 80% | |
| History | 136 | 52% | 82% | 88% | |
| Geography | 101 | 40% | 79% | 89% | |
| Biology | 96 | 66% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 96 | 76% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 96 | 71% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 94 | 53% | 83% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 55% | 80% | 86% | |
| Drama | 52 | 44% | 77% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 78 | 18% | 37% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 58 | 7% | 24% | 53% | |
| Economics | 37 | 3% | 24% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 37 | 3% | 19% | 78% | |
| Physics | 33 | 15% | 33% | 52% | |
| Sociology | 30 | 7% | 17% | 57% | |
| History | 29 | 3% | 17% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 21% | 32% | 54% | |
| Photography | 28 | 14% | 64% | 93% | |
| Geography | 26 | 4% | 19% | 54% | |
| Government and Politics | 26 | 12% | 42% | 77% | |
| Biology | 23 | 17% | 26% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11892: Fortismere School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 15 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | 0% |
| 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) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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 Haringey 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.