St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
Oakthorpe Road, Palmers Green, London, N13 5TY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Loveland
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,056
- Pupils on roll
- 960
- URN
- 102053
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088862165
About this school
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is a Roman Catholic girls' voluntary aided secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 960 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out 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 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 179 | 174 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.9 | 58.2 | 54.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.76 +0.55 to +0.97 | +0.65 +0.43 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 66.1% | 51.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 82.8% | 74.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 66.1% | 63.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
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 St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls 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 | 55.9 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.4 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,071 |
| 2023/24 | 1,019 |
| 2024/25 | 1,020 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls compares
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls ranked 5th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.4 | 5.2% | 32.1% | 960 | — |
| Laurel Park School | 36.8 | 8.5% | 43.4% | 607 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | 54.1 | 4.8% | 34.6% | 1,296 | 0.8 miles |
| Mulberry Academy Woodside | 48.4 | 7% | 41.4% | 1,124 | 0.9 miles |
| Winchmore School | 46.2 | 7.8% | 28.9% | 1,859 | 1.1 miles |
| Lift Aylward | 39.8 | 9.4% | 49.5% | 1,324 | 1.1 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)
- 32.06%
- English as an additional language
- 23.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 13.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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Laurel Park School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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St Thomas More Catholic School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry Academy Woodside0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Winchmore School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Lift Aylward1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls ranks 82nd 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 ages does St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls teach?
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?
- The headteacher of St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is Mrs Emma Loveland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls?
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls has 960 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls full?
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls has capacity for 1,056 pupils and 960 on roll (91%), 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 St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls a selective school?
- No. St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.9 in 2022/23 and 54.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls compare with other schools in Enfield?
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls ranked 5th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's absence rate?
- St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls'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.