Secondary school

Laurel Park School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Enfield
  • N14 7HY
  • Sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,944 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 90%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 88%2021/22: top 97%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 90%No exams

Against London

Attainment 836.8 · London 50.11/10 Well below London
Grade 5+ English and maths28.9% · London 51.8%1/10 Well below London+5.4 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.25 · London 4.561/10 Well below London
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.37 · London +0.321/10 Well below London−29.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2015/1625.77 · London 29.293/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.6 · 175 pupils · London 522016/17: 38.9 · 136 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 41.3 · 77 pupils · London 492018/19: 38.2 · 86 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 34.9 · 139 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 39.2 · 158 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 37.7 · 171 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 36.8 · 114 pupils · London 50.1548.634.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 29% · 136 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 35% · 77 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 34% · 86 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 27% · 139 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 34% · 158 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 33.9% · 171 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 28.9% · 114 pupils · London 51.8%35%27%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 25.77 · 40 pupils · London 29.2925.77No exams

Not published 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
57 of 57 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5757
2nd5828
3rd5312
Last distance offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23All offered
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • 2019/20All offered

Inspections · 2005–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2011Inadequate
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2018Remains Good
  7. 2021Requires improvement
  8. 2024All areas Good

1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils enjoy the way the behaviour in this school has improved and how this has helped them to learn more effectively.”
  • “Pupils who attend this school now behave very well.”
  • “They describe the new rules as ‘strict but fair’ and have positive relationships with staff.”

To improve

  • “Some pupils are not completing work designed to help them to embed key knowledge over time.”
  • “This means that some pupils do not learn essential knowledge securely, and gaps in their learning persist.”
  • “Leaders must ensure that teachers check all pupils’ learning to ensure that they know and remember the intended curriculum securely.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026607
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.4%
First language not English46.6%
SEN support10.9%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.5%
Persistently absent pupils29.4%

Girls 43.4%Boys 56.6%

75.9% full · 800 places · 85 in sixth form (2015/16)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 70 responses (13% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.4% not applicable66.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 30% not applicable89.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing91.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.6
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 40.6
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 15.5

Teachers 44.6 FTE · Whole workforce 63.6 · 72 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,088
Spend per pupil£10,186
Staff spend per pupil£7,433
Reserve per pupil−£3,112
  • −£1,898,036revenue reserve
  • −£59,350in-year balance

Grants £9,043 · self-generated £1,045 · premises £509 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

171 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.6%
  • Education90.1%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0.6%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown4.7%