Bishop Stopford's School
Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tammy Day
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,165
- Pupils on roll
- 554
- URN
- 102052
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088041906
About this school
Bishop Stopford's School is a Church of England voluntary aided secondary school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 554 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 25 January 2024, 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 | 119 | 141 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.1 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.12 -0.40 to +0.16 | -0.54 -0.80 to -0.29 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 27% | 30.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 48.9% | 47.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 4.3% | 10.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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 Bishop Stopford's 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 | 38.1 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.5 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 738 |
| 2023/24 | 727 |
| 2024/25 | 612 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Stopford's School compares
Bishop Stopford's School ranked 19th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.5 | 11.5% | 47.4% | 554 | — |
| Kingsmead School | 48.8 | 8.5% | 40.1% | 1,484 | 0.5 miles |
| Heron Hall Academy | 39.7 | 7.9% | 49.3% | 1,161 | 0.8 miles |
| Chace Community School | 42.1 | 8.7% | 42.9% | 880 | 1.0 miles |
| St Ignatius College | 54.8 | 6.3% | 31.5% | 972 | 1.1 miles |
| Enfield Grammar School | 49 | 7.2% | 30.9% | 1,004 | 1.3 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)
- 47.4%
- English as an additional language
- 44.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.51%
- Persistent absence
- 37.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsmead School0.5 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Heron Hall Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Chace Community School1.0 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
St Ignatius College1.1 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Enfield Grammar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Bishop Stopford's School ranks 10th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Enfield.
- Chace Community School Secondary
- Enfield County School for Girls Secondary
- Enfield Grammar School Secondary
- Heron Hall Academy Secondary
- Kingsmead School Secondary
- Oasis Academy Enfield Secondary
- St Ignatius College Secondary
- The Lea Valley Academy Secondary
- Wren Academy Enfield Secondary
- Alma Primary School Primary
- Brimsdown Primary School Primary
- Bush Hill Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Stopford's School teach?
- Bishop Stopford's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Stopford's School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Stopford's School is Mrs Tammy Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Stopford's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Stopford's 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 Bishop Stopford's School?
- Bishop Stopford's School has 554 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bishop Stopford's School full?
- Bishop Stopford's School has capacity for 1,165 pupils and 554 on roll (48%), so it has space against 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 Bishop Stopford's School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Stopford's School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Is Bishop Stopford's School a selective school?
- No. Bishop Stopford's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bishop Stopford's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.1 in 2022/23 and 36.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Stopford's School rank locally?
- Bishop Stopford's School ranked 19th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Stopford's School's absence rate?
- Bishop Stopford's School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Stopford's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Stopford's 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.