Secondary school

Heartlands High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Haringey
  • N22 7ST
  • No sixth form

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,687 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 53%2021/22: top 46%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.4 · London 50.13/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths45.1% · London 51.8%4/10 Below−11.6 pts
EBacc point score4.11 · London 4.563/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.37 · London +0.326/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49 · 163 pupils · London 522016/17: 43.4 · 186 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 43.6 · 211 pupils · London 492018/19: 45.5 · 208 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 49.1 · 224 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 52.1 · 230 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 49.9 · 229 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 45.4 · 233 pupils · London 50.1552.143.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 186 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 34% · 211 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 39% · 208 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 56% · 224 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 54% · 230 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 51.5% · 229 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 45.1% · 233 pupils · London 51.8%56%34%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.3%
140 of 166 who put it first2014 · 65.7%2026 · 84.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st166140
2nd16938
3rd14914
Last distance offered
  • 2026/271.9 km
  • 2025/261.7 km
  • 2024/252.4 km
  • 2023/241.6 km
  • 2022/231.7 km
  • 2021/221.5 km
  • 2020/211.8 km
  • 2019/201.5 km

Inspections · 2012–2024

  1. 2012Goodas predecessor
  2. 2016Good
  3. 2019Remains Good
  4. 2024Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (5)

From Ofsted report, inspected Oct 2024

Strengths

  • “Staff at this school are passionate and highly dedicated.”
  • “Parents and carers describe the school as a caring community and value the quality of communication they get from staff.”
  • “The school has high expectations for pupils’ academic success.”

To improve

  • “Some pupils do not feel as invested in their school as their peers.”
  • “As a result, they do not make use of the many opportunities available to them to make a positive contribution to the life of the school.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,145
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.3%
First language not English40.1%
SEN support12.6%
EHC plan4.4%
Absence (sessions missed)8.9%
Persistently absent pupils28.7%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

106% full · 1,080 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 149 responses (12.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 53.7% not applicable71% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year85.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.2% not applicable87.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?24.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 24.2% who said Yes above86.1% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.6
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 63.4
  • Leadership 20.9
  • Teaching assistants 24.1
  • Other support 26.8

Teachers 84.3 FTE · Whole workforce 135.2 · 140 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,549
Spend per pupil£10,202
Staff spend per pupil£7,772
Reserve per pupil£1,144
  • +£1,351,000revenue reserve
  • +£410,000in-year balance

Grants £10,225 · self-generated £369 · premises £334 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: SEARCH EDUCATION TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £2,658,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

229 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93%
  • Education91.3%
  • Apprenticeship0.4%
  • Employment1.3%
  • Not sustained3.5%
  • Unknown3.5%