AIM Academy North London
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 630 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.3
Free schools
Heron Hall Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,161of 1,400 places
- Free school meals
- 56.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 212
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 9 October 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 at Heron Hall Academy in 2023, 62% stayed on in Heron Hall Academy’s own sixth form (Enfield average 57%), 19% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Sociology is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Biology and Business Studies.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 46.3 in Enfield, with 31% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Heron Hall Academy | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 212 | 3,871 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 92% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 62% | 57% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 19% | 25% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | — | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Heron Hall Academy | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.7 | 46.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 29% | 59% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.27 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 34% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.5 | 37.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 41.9 | 50.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 59% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 212 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 56% |
| English Literature | 211 | 100% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 64% |
| English Language | 211 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 63% |
| Religious Studies | 209 | 99% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 44% |
| Combined Science | 182 | 86% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 29% |
| Geography | 96 | 45% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 58% |
| Sociology | 68 | 32% | 4% | 10% | 21% | 63% |
| History | 64 | 30% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 56 | 26% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 41% |
| Turkish | 53 | 25% | 0% | 72% | 71% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 40 | 19% | 13% | 3% | 30% | 43% |
| Citizenship Studies | 36 | 17% | 3% | 11% | 19% | 81% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 14% | 23% | 37% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 30 | 14% | 23% | 30% | 45% | 97% |
| Physics | 30 | 14% | 23% | 33% | 46% | 87% |
| Drama | 29 | 14% | 7% | 17% | 27% | 93% |
| Design and Technology | 25 | 12% | 11% | 4% | 23% | 48% |
| French | 23 | 11% | 18% | 4% | 29% | 39% |
| Spanish | 21 | 10% | 19% | 19% | 27% | 38% |
| Physical Education | 20 | 9% | 11% | 0% | 24% | 25% |
| Fine Art | 20 | 9% | 9% | 15% | 28% | 65% |
| Music | 9 | 4% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 67% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 56 | 100% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 26 | 70% | — |
| Sports Studies | 23 | 62% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | 43% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Heron Hall Academy | Enfield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 110 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 37 | 1,481 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 24.06 | 35.18 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | D+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 17 | 46% | 31% |
| Biology | 14 | 38% | 20% |
| Business Studies | 13 | 35% | 13% |
| Turkish | 12 | 32% | 0% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 27% | 17% |
| Computer Science | 9 | 24% | 5% |
| Physics | 7 | 19% | 12% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma at Level 3 | 16 | 43% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Where Heron Hall Academy is
Other secondary schools in Enfield are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Enfield’s allocation statistics.
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.