Winchmore School
Laburnum Grove, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 3HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jim Owen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,433
- Pupils on roll
- 1,859
- URN
- 102045
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083607773
About this school
Winchmore School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,859 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 241 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 50.0 | 46.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.25 +0.06 to +0.43 | +0.13 -0.06 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 56% | 41.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 71.4% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 61% | 61% | 57.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Winchmore School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.2 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,677 |
| 2023/24 | 1,746 |
| 2024/25 | 1,788 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winchmore School compares
Winchmore School ranked 11th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.2 | 7.8% | 28.9% | 1,859 | — |
| The Latymer School | 80.1 | 3.1% | 9.1% | 1,355 | 0.8 miles |
| Lift Aylward | 39.8 | 9.4% | 49.5% | 1,324 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | 54.4 | 5.2% | 32.1% | 960 | 1.1 miles |
| Highlands School | 55.6 | 5.8% | 17.7% | 1,694 | 1.6 miles |
| Laurel Park School | 36.8 | 8.5% | 43.4% | 607 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.89%
- English as an additional language
- 36.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 22.94%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Latymer School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
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Lift Aylward0.9 miles
Secondary · London
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls1.1 miles
Secondary · London
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Highlands School1.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Laurel Park School1.7 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Winchmore School ranks 176th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Winchmore School teach?
- Winchmore School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Winchmore School?
- The headteacher of Winchmore School is Mr Jim Owen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winchmore School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winchmore School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Winchmore School?
- Winchmore School has 1,859 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Winchmore School full?
- Winchmore School has capacity for 1,433 pupils and 1,859 on roll (130%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Winchmore School a faith school?
- No. Winchmore School has no designated religious character.
- Is Winchmore School a selective school?
- No. Winchmore School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Winchmore School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.7 in 2022/23 and 46.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Winchmore School rank locally?
- Winchmore School ranked 11th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Winchmore School's absence rate?
- Winchmore School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Winchmore School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Winchmore School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.