Footsteps Trust
New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane, London, N22 5QW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Hall
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 34
- URN
- 141859
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088814050
About this school
Footsteps Trust is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 12 to 16 and has 34 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Footsteps Trust under its current framework. 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
Footsteps Trust has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 2015, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.3 | 7.2 | 2.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 6.3% | 3.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 12.5% | 3.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
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 Footsteps Trust 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 | 0.3 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2 | 41.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.9 | 36.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 9
- Pupils on SEN support
- 6
Location
Nearby schools
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Riverside School0.1 miles
Special schools · London
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Greek Secondary School of London0.6 miles
Independent schools · London
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Haringey Learning Partnership0.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
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The Brook Special Primary School0.9 miles
Special schools · London
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Area 51 Education Ltd1.0 miles
Other types · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does Footsteps Trust teach?
- Footsteps Trust teaches children aged 12 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Footsteps Trust?
- The headteacher of Footsteps Trust is Mr Christopher Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Footsteps Trust been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Footsteps Trust under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Footsteps Trust?
- Footsteps Trust has 34 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 16.
- Is Footsteps Trust full?
- Footsteps Trust has capacity for 80 pupils and 34 on roll (43%), 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 Footsteps Trust a faith school?
- No. Footsteps Trust has no designated religious character.
- Is Footsteps Trust a selective school?
- No. Footsteps Trust is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Footsteps Trust's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 0.3 in 2022/23 and 2.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Footsteps Trust's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Footsteps Trust'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 24 July 2026.