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Enfield Grammar School

Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Enfield

Market Place, Enfield, EN2 6LN

Website 02083631095

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.8%

21.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,004

Capacity used

Has space

90%

1,111 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

105 of 105 families who put it first got an offer

172

Places offered

502

Total applications

2.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference105105● 100%
2nd preference12431● 25%
3rd preference11116● 14%
Later preferences (4th–6th)16210● 6%
Total50216232%

1st preference success by year

81%
2020
96%
2021
98%
2022
96%
2023
96%
2024
100%
2025

Enfield lets families list 6 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (9 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

180 places

All applicants were offered a place.

September 2024 entry

4.24 km

Furthest child offered under "Distance"

180 places

Places given by distance after priority groups; 17 refused.

Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Age range
11–18
Gender
Boys
Religious character
None
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Christopher Lamb
Address
Market Place, Enfield, EN2 6LN
Phone
02083631095
Local authority
Enfield
Ward / constituency
Town · Enfield North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
137094

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals36%——
English as additional language23%——
SEN support9%——
99% boys (989)1% girls (15)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ENFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

1,004 pupils · 1,111 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    31 January 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 903 pupils

Attendance

92.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

7.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

21.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%
20/21
19%
21/22
15%
22/23
19%
23/24
22%
24/25

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score48.5——
Progress 8 score-0.05—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths56%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths69%——
EBacc average point score4.42——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry28.53——

Average grade: C (England B-)

GCSE results over time

51.4201949.2202248.9202348.52024492025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84946
Grade 5+ English & maths53.8%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths75.4%65%
Entering EBacc25.7%40%
EBacc average point score4.264.1
Pupils in cohort171—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
-0.19
Other pupils
0.00
Low prior attainers
-0.21
Middle prior attainers
+0.02
High prior attainers
-0.10
Boys
-0.05

A-level results over time

27.36201934.58202228.62202328.53202432.252025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry32.2535
Average gradeC+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)11.1%17%
A-level students54—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics17028%63%83%
Combined Science17022%53%68%
English Language17017%55%72%
English Literature16917%60%76%
Geography8825%52%65%
Business7419%50%72%
History6327%49%56%
Computer Science4918%53%57%
Design & Technology4918%49%57%
Religious Studies4815%56%77%
Social Studies4730%68%85%
Physical Education366%47%53%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Business Studies200%0%30%
Economics186%22%39%
History147%14%50%
Government and Politics1217%17%58%
Mathematics1020%40%80%
Sociology80%0%25%
Computer Science80%0%50%
Biology714%29%43%
Media / Film / TV Studies70%0%14%
Chemistry617%33%33%
Geography617%17%50%
Religious Studies50%0%0%

Oxbridge

<32020<32021<32022<3202302024

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 12206: Enfield Grammar School

Cambridge admissions12024
Applications8
Offers0
Success rate0%
Accepted offers0

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)65%——
Apprenticeships4%——
Any education or training70%——

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 4.2 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Enfield council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.