SCHOOL PROFILE

St Ignatius College

Secondary Voluntary aided school URN 102058
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,229 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

6 November 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 9 December 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Secondary
Gender Boys
Religious character Roman Catholic
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 972 972 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 46 4.7% of pupils
Male pupils 926 95.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

31.2%
6.4 pts above England
School 31.2%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

33.8%
13.5 pts above England
School 33.8%
Enfield 45.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Enfield 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
35.7%
347
Any other White background
10.0%
97
White British
9.1%
88
Any other Mixed background
7.1%
69
Caribbean
6.8%
66
Unclassified
5.2%
51
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 15.1% 147 of 972 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.1%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.8% 95 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 52 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 41
Speech, language & communication 39
Other difficulty or disability 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Specific learning difficulty 13

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

54.8 15.6 pts above England
School 54.8
Enfield 37.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 63.0% England 36.0% 27.0 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 80.5% England 51.4% 29.1 pts above England
EBacc entry 42.9% England 30.6% 12.3 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.89 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.85 · 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

6.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.12 pts higher than England
School 6.34%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.59%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.77 pts higher than England
School 18.59%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.31 pts lower than England
School 0.50%
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

79.1% 13.2 pts below England
St Ignatius College
79.1%
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