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Highgate Primary School

URN
102092
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Highgate Primary School
URN
102092
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

87 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

88

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

64

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#10 of 58 schools in Haringey

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Recorded crime close to the national median

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Highgate Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Highgate Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
27 June 2024
Inspection date
22 May 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

60

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

299

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

60

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.98×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Haringey
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Haringey)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.highgateprimaryschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Haringey to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

85.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

80.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

N6 4ED - North Hill, London

Contact details

Address
North Hill, London
Postcode
N6 4ED
Phone
2083407023
Website
www.highgateprimaryschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Haringey
Local authority code
309

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 188 schools in Haringey.

Authority statistics

Total schools

188

Open schools

98

Closed schools

90

Primary schools

111

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 June 202422 May 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 27 June 2024
    26 April 20231 March 2023-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 26 April 2023
    • Outstanding

      Published
      27 June 2024
      Inspected
      22 May 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      26 April 2023
      Inspected
      1 March 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    20.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 47

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    21

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary111 (60.7%)
    • Secondary21 (11.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other51 (27.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Highgate Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Highfield School493 mNot applicableClosed
    St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School674 mPrimaryOpen
    The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery791 mNot applicableOpen
    Highgate School874 mNot applicableOpen
    St James Church of England Primary School890 mPrimaryOpen
    Treehouse School922 mNot applicableClosed
    TreeHouse School936 mNot applicableOpen
    Tetherdown Primary School997 mPrimaryOpen
    Limespring School1.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Highgate Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Highfield School
      Distance
      493 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
      Distance
      674 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery
      Distance
      791 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Haringey)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alexandra Infant SchoolPrimaryN22 6UHClosed
    Alexandra Junior SchoolPrimaryN22 6UHClosed
    Alexandra Primary SchoolPrimaryN22 6UHOpen
    Belmont Infant SchoolPrimaryN22 6RAOpen
    Belmont Junior SchoolPrimaryN22 6RAOpen
    • Alexandra Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N22 6UH
      Status
      Closed
    • Alexandra Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N22 6UH
      Status
      Closed
    • Alexandra Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N22 6UH
      Status
      Open
    • Belmont Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      N22 6RA
      Status
      Open
    • Belmont Junior School
    Highgate School
    Distance
    874 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St James Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    890 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Treehouse School
    Distance
    922 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • TreeHouse School
    Distance
    936 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Tetherdown Primary School
    Distance
    997 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Limespring School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    N22 6RA
    Status
    Open