SCHOOL PROFILE

Winchmore School

Secondary Community school URN 102045
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,433 Published school capacity
Capacity used 129.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 June 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Enfield
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,859 1,859 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 947 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 912 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.5%
3.7 pts above England
School 28.5%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.9%
13.6 pts above England
School 33.9%
Enfield 45.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Enfield 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
40.1%
746
White British
13.7%
255
African
10.0%
185
Any other ethnic group
7.6%
141
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
114
Caribbean
3.7%
69
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.3% 248 of 1,859 pupils
7.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.3%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.0% 148 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 100 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 56
Autistic spectrum disorder 49
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Speech, language & communication 34
Moderate learning difficulty 31
Other difficulty or disability 28

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

46.2 7.0 pts above England
School 46.2
Enfield 37.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 41.6% England 36.0% 5.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 69.5% England 51.4% 18.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 57.1% England 30.6% 26.5 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.21 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.13 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.61 pts higher than England
School 7.82%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.94%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.12 pts higher than England
School 22.94%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.62%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.19 pts lower than England
School 1.62%
Enfield 1.96%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

129.7% 37.4 pts above England
Winchmore School
129.7%
Enfield
84.2%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information