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Highgate Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
North Hill, Highgate, London N6 4ED · highgateprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8340 7023
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Haringey 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.93 mi
- 1.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Haringey Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 472
- 10 over 462 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- First language not English
- 46.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.93 mi (1.50 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.03 mi (1.65 km). Source: Haringey Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 69 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 64% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 94% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.93 mi1.50 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.03 mi1.65 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council says N/A means the school offered all applicants a place on national offer day.
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Haringey it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Highgate Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (198 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 198
- 46% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (17%) with SEND