Highlands School is a comprehensive school in Grange Park, Enfield, London, England. The school opened in 2000 in new purpose-built accommodation. From September 2006 the school has been full with pupils from Years 7 - 13 including a large sixth form.
Houses Highlands School has four houses, Willow, Beech, Oak and Rowan. The students wear a dark green uniform with a dark green tie that has stripes of white.
International Baccalaureate It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since December 2004, and sixth form students may take the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) instead of A-level examinations. Since the sixth form opened in September 2005, the first year of IB students took their exams in 2007, and 55% failed. Seven students were disqualified for alleged malpractice.Enfield Advertiser, Exam cheats exposed at flagship school, article from July 13th 2007 accessed July 29th 2007 Bruce Goddard, the headteacher at the time, was quoted as saying, "In some cases we are currently lodging appeals against this." The school has since decided to drop the IB and switch to A-levels.
BTEC Highlands also offers a variety of BTEC courses, all of which are fully coursework (both practical and written) and include BTEC Media and Business Studies. Unlike the IB, Highlands has decided to continue this course.
OFSTED Highlands has received two OFSTED Outstanding Ratings: One in 2011 and one in 2014. OFSTED Reports, accessible from Highlands website
Inspection record: March 2003 November 2006 January 2009 March 2011 February 2014 July 2021 Ofsted
Results Track Record:201720182019 5+ GCSEs (or equivalent) A*-C incl. English & Maths Note: 2017, 2018, 2019 involve 9-1 exams 53%58%58% Track Record:201720182019Progress 8 Benchmark0.170.340.44Progress DescriptionAbove AverageAbove AverageAbove Average
References
External links Department for Education and Skills International Baccalaureate Highlands Ward profile