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Edmonton County School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 2–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 42 42.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 73% 73% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
42.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
35.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
8.2% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.23 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 41[7] 30.2%[7]
2023/24 46.4[5] 43.7%[5] +0.23[5]
2022/23 45.1[8] 46%[8] +0.23[8]
2021/22 48[9] 45%[9] +0.27[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
10% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[11] 19%[11]
2022/23 C[12] 5.1%[12]
2021/22 B-[13] 14.8%[13]
2018/19 C[14] 4.7%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
73% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
8% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 57%[16] 0%[16] 105[16] 107[16]
2022/23 67%[17] 13%[17] 107[17] 108[17]
2018/19 43%[18] 4%[18] 101[18] 101[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
92% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
54% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
10% 2022/23[19]
Further education college
27% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
1% 2020/21[20]
Employment
1% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[21] 54%[21] 12%[21] 23%[21] 2%[21]
2020/21 95%[20] 55%[20] 11%[20] 25%[20] 1%[20] 2%[20]
2019/20 93%[22] 67%[22] 6%[22] 18%[22] 1%[22] 1%[22]
2018/19 91%[23] 48%[23] 16%[23] 21%[23] 4%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
85% 2022/23[24]
Education
70% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[24]
Employment
12% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 90%[25] 76%[25] 4%[25] 10%[25]
2020/21 84%[26] 72%[26] 1%[26] 11%[26]
2019/20 85%[27] 78%[27] 1%[27] 6%[27]
2018/19 94%[28] 82%[28] 2%[28] 10%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
77% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
17% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
16% 2019/20[30]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[30]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 81%[31] 24%[31]
2019/20 82%[30] 18%[30] 16%[30] 0%[30]
2018/19 89%[32] 15%[32] 13%[32] 0%[32]
2017/18 80%[33] 12%[33] 12%[33] 0%[33]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
23 Apr 2024[34]
Type
S5 Inspection[34]
Report published
4 Jul 2024[34]
Personal development
Good[34]
Quality of education
Good[34]
Overall effectiveness
Good[34]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[34]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[34]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[34]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[34]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
1 Nov 2018[35] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[35] No overall grade[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.3 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
596 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
190 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
258 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 670[36] 206[36] 270[36] 2.5[36] 0.8[36]
Entry Sept 2024 716[36] 220[36] 295[36] 2.4[36] 0.7[36]
Entry Sept 2023 783[36] 228[36] 295[36] 2.7[36] 0.8[36]
Entry Sept 2022 839[36] 298[36] 296[36] 2.8[36] 1.0[36]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.7 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
54 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
19 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
20 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 53[36] 13[36] 16[36] 3.3[36] 0.8[36]
Entry Sept 2024 76[36] 25[36] 26[36] 2.9[36] 1.0[36]
Entry Sept 2023 70[36] 23[36] 25[36] 2.8[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2022 90[36] 19[36] 30[36] 3.0[36] 0.6[36]

Furthest distance offered (Distance)

By entry year
EntryFurthest distance
Entry Sept 2023 1.844 miles[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
2–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2091[1]
Trust
EDACT[1]
Local authority
Enfield[1]
Website
https://www.edmontoncounty.org.uk[1]
District
Enfield[38]
Postcode
N9 9JZ[1]
URN
143197[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1841 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
61.1% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
9.9% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
44.5% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
40%[40]
Mixed
9.3%[40]
Asian
9%[40]
Black
30%[40]
Any other ethnic group
10%[40]
Unclassified
1.8%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
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    Quote
    Furthest distance offered -1.844 miles (p. 2)
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