Highgate Primary School
North Hill, London, N6 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- William Dean
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 462
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 102092
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083407023
About this school
Highgate Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 85% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 89% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Highgate Primary 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 | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 64% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 445 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highgate Primary School compares
Highgate Primary School ranked 18th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6.2% | 12.9% | 472 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | 80% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Tetherdown Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 394 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 89% | 5% | 36.2% | 523 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 76% | 5.2% | 22.2% | 198 | 1.0 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
- 22 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report1 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.91%
- English as an additional language
- 44.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 15.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St James Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Tetherdown Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
-
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Highgate Primary School ranks 273rd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Highgate Primary School teach?
- Highgate Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Highgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Highgate Primary School is William Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Highgate Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highgate Primary 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 Highgate Primary School?
- Highgate Primary School has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Highgate Primary School full?
- Highgate Primary School has capacity for 462 pupils and 472 on roll (102%), 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 Highgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Highgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highgate Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highgate Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Highgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Highgate Primary School rank locally?
- Highgate Primary School ranked 18th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Highgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Highgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Highgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highgate Primary 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.