Laurel Park School
Wilmer Way, London, N14 7HY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Adele Christofi
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 607
- URN
- 102056
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083684710
About this school
Laurel Park School is a foundation secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 607 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 171 | 114 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | 37.7 | 36.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.39 to +0.11 | -0.37 -0.61 to -0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 33.9% | 28.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 51.5% | 45.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 48.5% | 37.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
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 Laurel Park 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 | 39.2 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.7 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 613 |
| 2024/25 | 539 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laurel Park School compares
Laurel Park School ranked 18th 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.8 | 8.5% | 43.4% | 607 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls | 54.4 | 5.2% | 32.1% | 960 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | 54.1 | 4.8% | 34.6% | 1,296 | 1.0 miles |
| Alexandra Park School | 61.2 | 5.5% | 15% | 1,888 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashmole Academy | 59.9 | 5.5% | 13.6% | 1,767 | 1.1 miles |
| Heartlands High School | 45.4 | 8.9% | 41.3% | 1,145 | 1.2 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)
- 43.37%
- English as an additional language
- 46.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.46%
- Persistent absence
- 29.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · London
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St Thomas More Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
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Alexandra Park School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Ashmole Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
-
Heartlands High School1.2 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Laurel Park School ranks 252nd 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 Laurel Park School teach?
- Laurel Park School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Laurel Park School?
- The headteacher of Laurel Park School is Ms Adele Christofi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laurel Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laurel Park 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 Laurel Park School?
- Laurel Park School has 607 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Laurel Park School full?
- Laurel Park School has capacity for 800 pupils and 607 on roll (76%), 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 Laurel Park School a faith school?
- No. Laurel Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Laurel Park School a selective school?
- No. Laurel Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Laurel Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.2 in 2022/23 and 36.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laurel Park School rank locally?
- Laurel Park School ranked 18th 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laurel Park School's absence rate?
- Laurel Park School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laurel Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laurel Park 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.