St Ignatius College
Turkey Street, Enfield, EN1 4NP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Natasha Socrates
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,229
- Pupils on roll
- 972
- URN
- 102058
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992717835
About this school
St Ignatius College is a Roman Catholic boys' voluntary aided secondary school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 972 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 166 | 172 | 154 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 57.9 | 54.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.41 to +0.84 | +0.85 +0.63 to +1.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 68% | 63% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 83.1% | 80.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 23.8% | 42.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
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 Ignatius College 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 | 54.5 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 57.9 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,107 |
| 2023/24 | 1,064 |
| 2024/25 | 999 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ignatius College compares
St Ignatius College ranked 4th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.8 | 6.3% | 31.5% | 972 | — |
| The Lea Valley Academy | 33.3 | 11% | 55% | 830 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Stopford's School | 36.5 | 11.5% | 47.4% | 554 | 1.1 miles |
| Chace Community School | 42.1 | 8.7% | 42.9% | 880 | 1.2 miles |
| Oasis Academy Enfield | 38.4 | 10.4% | 57% | 690 | 1.4 miles |
| Kingsmead School | 48.8 | 8.5% | 40.1% | 1,484 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.49%
- English as an additional language
- 35.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 18.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Lea Valley Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Bishop Stopford's School1.1 miles
Secondary · Enfield
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Chace Community School1.2 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Oasis Academy Enfield1.4 miles
Secondary · Enfield
-
Kingsmead School1.5 miles
Secondary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
St Ignatius College ranks 2nd of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Enfield.
- Bishop Stopford's School Secondary
- 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
- 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 St Ignatius College teach?
- St Ignatius College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ignatius College?
- The headteacher of St Ignatius College is Miss Natasha Socrates, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ignatius College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ignatius College, 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 St Ignatius College?
- St Ignatius College has 972 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Ignatius College full?
- St Ignatius College has capacity for 1,229 pupils and 972 on roll (79%), 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 Ignatius College a faith school?
- Yes. St Ignatius College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is St Ignatius College a selective school?
- No. St Ignatius College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does St Ignatius College have?
- The schools register lists St Ignatius College's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Ignatius College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 54.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ignatius College rank locally?
- St Ignatius College ranked 4th of 21 secondary schools in Enfield for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 Ignatius College's absence rate?
- St Ignatius College's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ignatius College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ignatius College'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 3 July 2026.