Highams Park School

Term dates

We haven't checked Waltham Forest's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 231 families put this school as their first choice, and 229 places were offered. 195 of the families who put it first got a place (84%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

These clubs are registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• YMCA Before And After School Club @ Handsworth Primary, breakfast club, after-school club. Ofsted report
• Handsworth SSS Sports Camp, holiday club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 22 May 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1592 (capacity 1700)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

HIGHAMS PARK ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

02085274051

Address

34 Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, London, E4 9PJ

Website

highamsparkschool.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports