Highgate Wood Secondary School
Community secondary school in London (Haringey).
Attainment 8
53.1
▲ 6.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
54.3%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.8%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.3%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.2%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
104%
1,524 / 1,465 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Highgate Wood Secondary School is a secondary school located in London, Haringey. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 and currently has 1,543 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,465. The school is led by Mr Patrick Cozier.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Photography
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Carnegie Centre of ExcellenceRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 102154
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (18 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laurence Penn | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Enrique Gomez | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rujina Madaser | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Yuki Curtis | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Radice | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Maria Santos Roman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jennifer Bax | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Bonnie Evans | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Debbie Lee Chan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jake Morris | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Miki Lentin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dev Thaker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Ms Heather Boardman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Diana Sternfeld | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Eddie Griffiths | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Charlotte Angove | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Judella Feriera | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kate Newman | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Caroline Curtis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record