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Bishop Stopford's School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided

Brick Lane, Enfield EN1 3PU · bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk · 020 8804 1906

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
36.5
average Attainment 8 score. Enfield 46.2, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
554
48% of 1,165 places
Local authority
Enfield
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.9%
First language not English
43%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Enfield Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 45 (Places 98)45September 2023: 52 (Places 121)52September 2024: 46 (Places 63)46September 2025: 47 (Places 67)47September 2026: 38 (Places 53)38Places 53
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202653380.7100%
September 2025Sept 202567470.7100%
September 2024Sept 202463460.7100%
September 2023Sept 2023121520.4100%
September 2022Sept 202298450.5100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.5, and 30.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Enfield it was 46.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (23.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.6 (England 46.3)46.62017/18: 44.8 (England 46.5)44.82018/19: 41.1 (England 46.7)41.12021/22: 41.7 (England 48.8)41.72022/23: 38.1 (England 46.3)38.12023/24: 36.5 (England 45.9)36.52024/25: 36.5 (England 46.0)36.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼36.546.0
▼30.3%45.4%
▼47.1%64.8%
▼10.1%40.5%
▼3.054.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form43.3−4.6
Sixth form college15.6−2.5
Further education25.5+1.2
Other education0.7—
Apprenticeship0.7—
Not in a lasting destination7.8+3.6
Activity not captured6.4+2.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 21.8 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.3 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.7 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 24.5 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 24.3 (England 37.9)D+2022/23: 24.8 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 22.4 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 23.2 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
19 studentsD+ (23.2)Well below average -0.67
19 studentsD+ (23.2)Well below average -0.67
22 studentsMerit- (22.6)Below average -0.32
11.1%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2426D+ (22.4)-0.91
2022/2320D+ (24.8)—
2021/2217D+ (24.3)—
2018/1918D+ (24.5)-0.56
2017/1830C- (26.7)-0.17
2016/1743D+ (22.3)-0.13
2015/1637D+ (21.8)-0.13

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University52.2+10.7
Further and other education10.8+1.1
Further education8.7+3.8
Other education2.2−2.7
Apprenticeship2.2—
Employment6.5−10.6
Not in a lasting destination15.2−1.9
Activity not captured13−1.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishop Stopford's School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
24 Jan 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2015

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Jan 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
56%
Replies
16
2% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼56% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼69% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼57% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼50% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼56% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 62% who had a child bullied

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