Raising academic standards at Highgate Hill
Key stage 4 performance in 2025
Progress 8 score
The DfE was not able to calculate Progress 8 scores for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26. This is because there was no KS2 assessment data available to calculate the baseline for Progress 8 for these years due to Covid-19 disruption.
Attainment 8
Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.
This score is based on up to 8 qualifications including English, maths, three English Baccalaureate qualifications including sciences, computer science, history, geography and languages, and three other additional approved qualifications.
In 2025 our pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 40.3.
Staying in education or entering employment
This shows the number of pupils who either stayed in education or went into employment after finishing key stage 4 (after year 11, usually aged 16).
GCSEs are graded 1 (low) to 9 (high). Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.
89% of our pupils stayed in education or entered employment after finishing key stage 4, compared with 91% nationally.
Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
The percentage of pupils who achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs combined.
GCSEs are graded 1 (low) to 9 (high). Grade 5 is a similar level of achievement to a high grade C or low grade B in the old grading.
In 2025 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs.
Entering EBacc
A pupil is considered to have entered for the English Baccalaureate if they entered for qualifications in English, maths, sciences, a language and either history or geography.
In 2025, 44.3% of pupils entered the English Baccalaureate.
EBacc average point score (APS)
The EBacc average points score calculates a pupil’s average point scores across the five pillars of the English Baccalaureate.
In 2025 our pupils achieved an EBacc average point score of 3.64.