AIM Academy North London
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 630 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.3
Voluntary aided school
St Ignatius College
- Pupils on roll
- 972of 1,229 places
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 154
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 11 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 166 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Ignatius College in 2023, 69% stayed on in St Ignatius College’s own sixth form (Enfield average 57%), 21% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 80% went to university (Enfield 55%, England 37%), and 26% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.8 against 46.1 across England and 46.3 in Enfield, with 63% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Enfield and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Ignatius College | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 166 | 3,871 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 69% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 25% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Ignatius College | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 117 | 2,269 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 79% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 80% | 55% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 26% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Employment | 9% | 15% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Ignatius College | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.8 | 46.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 81% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.89 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 34% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.3 | 37.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 59.0 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 47% | 44% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 154 | 100% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 85% |
| Mathematics | 154 | 100% | 88% | 40% | 22% | 84% |
| Religious Studies | 153 | 99% | 31% | 42% | 32% | 76% |
| English Literature | 153 | 99% | 86% | 29% | 21% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 127 | 82% | 65% | 24% | 9% | 67% |
| History | 96 | 62% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 76% |
| Business Studies | 53 | 34% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 72% |
| French | 51 | 33% | 18% | 22% | 29% | 76% |
| Computer Science | 45 | 29% | 13% | 38% | 30% | 96% |
| Design and Technology | 36 | 23% | 11% | 25% | 23% | 47% |
| Spanish | 30 | 19% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 63% |
| Biology | 26 | 17% | 23% | 62% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 17% | 23% | 65% | 47% | 96% |
| Physics | 26 | 17% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 96% |
| Sociology | 25 | 16% | 4% | 28% | 21% | 60% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 15% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 57% |
| Geography | 22 | 14% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 77% |
| Chinese | 14 | 9% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 6% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 89% |
| Polish | 6 | 4% | 1% | 100% | 84% | 100% |
| Arabic | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 15% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Ignatius College | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 204 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 106 | 1,481 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.00 | 35.18 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 9% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 51 | 48% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 50 | 47% | 31% |
| Psychology | 43 | 41% | 23% |
| Sociology | 24 | 23% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 22% | 4% |
| English Literature | 17 | 16% | 11% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 15% | 17% |
| History | 14 | 13% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 13% | 5% |
| Biology | 13 | 12% | 20% |
| Physical Education | 12 | 11% | 3% |
| Politics | 11 | 10% | 6% |
| Geography | 10 | 9% | 10% |
| Physics | 9 | 8% | 12% |
| Further Mathematics | 7 | 7% | 5% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 20 | 19% | — |
Other secondary schools in Enfield
Ark John Keats Academy
Free schools · sixth form · 1,732 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.1
Bishop Stopford's School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 554 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.5
Chace Community School
Community school · sixth form · 880 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.1
Edmonton County School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,091 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.0
Enfield County School for Girls
Community school · sixth form · 999 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.