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Bishop Stopford's School

Secondary · Enfield · EN1 3PU

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 25 January 2024

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At a glance

554 pupils · 48% of 1,165 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
44.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.bishopstopfords.enfield.sch.uk
URN
102052

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 38 families named it first for 53 Year 7 places, 0.72 first choices per place. We hold 8 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2018 to 2025; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 25 January 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.72 first-choice applications per place

53 places offered · 38 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2025 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

119 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
36.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
47.1%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
30.3%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) D+
23.2
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school36.5
Median of its 12 closest peers42
Enfield average46.9
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Eden Boys' School, BirminghamBirmingham · 98 miles awayOutstanding (2018)61.3
Saint Gabriel's CollegeLondon · 13 miles awayGood47.9
Loreto High School ChorltonManchester · 154 miles awayExpected standard46.6
The Boulevard AcademyKingston-upon-Hull · 145 miles awayRequires improvement39.6
William Ellis SchoolLondon · 8 miles awayGood48.2
Pegasus AcademyDudley · 105 miles awayExpected standard44.4
Islip Manor High SchoolNortholt · 16 miles awayNo current grade38.3
Astrea Academy WoodfieldsDoncaster · 135 miles awayGood36.8
Park Academy West LondonHillingdon · 20 miles awayRequires improvement38.5
Dixons McMillan AcademyBradford · 164 miles awayGood47.3
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyBlackburn · 176 miles awayRequires improvement37.2
The Lea Valley AcademyEnfield · 2 miles awayGood33.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 34% (Enfield 17%, England 5%) · Any other White background 24% (Enfield 28%, England 7%) · Black Caribbean 9% (Enfield 4%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Enfield 8%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 6% (Enfield 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 5% (Enfield 4%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Enfield 7%, England 3%) · White British 3% (Enfield 15%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Enfield 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Enfield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Enfield 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Enfield 1%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Enfield 3%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Enfield 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

16.67 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Enfield: 11.94 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 16% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,433; 20.7% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
92%
Continuing in education
91%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
0%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
38%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
12%
Any sustained destination
57%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways32.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier38.5%62.3%
Social housing39.2%17.1%
Privately rented21.4%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats35.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van36.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001513 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£405,000215 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£275,000–£477,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (42)£465,000
Terraced (100)£440,000
Flat (71)£260,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
8an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
19an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
110an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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