Highgate Wood Secondary School
| Motto | Everyone Matters |
|---|---|
| Established | 1967 |
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Patrick Cozier BSc |
| Chair | Chris Tully |
| Location |
Montenotte Road Hornsey London N8 8RN England Coordinates: 51°34′53″N 0°07′59″W / 51.5814°N 0.133°W |
| Local authority | Haringey |
| DfE URN | 102154 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | c. 1400 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | DaVinci, Seacole, Edison |
| Website | Highgate Wood School |
Highgate Wood School is a secondary school located in Crouch End in the North London borough of Haringey. It accommodates pupils aged 11–16, providing secondary education to 1368 pupils. The school also has a sixth form (ages 16–18). It has partnerships with Sport England, the Haymarket Theatre and the British Council through the International Schools Award scheme. The school has a uniform.
Most pupils come from South Haringay School, Rokesly Primary School, Ashmount School, Campsbourne School, Weston Park Primary School and Coleridge Primary School.
Highgate Wood School was founded as a comprehensive school in 1967. It replaced Bishopswood and Priory Vale secondary modern schools. Bishopswood school opened in 1961 and Priory Vale was formed in 1962 from a merger of North Harringay and Crouch End secondary modern schools.
Until 1987 the school was located on two sites - a lower school for pupils in year 7 and year 8, and an upper school for years 9 to 11 and the sixth form. The lower school was situated in the former Crouch End secondary modern school buildings, at the corner of Wolsley Road and Park Road, with the Home Economics and CDT wing facing onto Park Road. Some of the original buildings still stand today, converted into modern flats above shops. The upper school (located in the former Bishopswood secondary modern school buildings) now houses the whole school - including sixth form, computer centre, tennis courts, and sports hall.
In September 2013 the school reintroduced a House system DaVinci (Blue), Seacole (Green) and Edison (Yellow).
Former Headteachers: 1967–1979 Eurof Walters 1979–1997 Mr James McIntyre Smith 1997–2006 Pauline Ashbee
The sixth form unit was twinned with that of Hornsey School for Girls in 1987, a union that was dissolved in 2009. The Ofsted inspection of Highgate Wood School in 2005 commented on its 'improving' sixth form results. Since then sixth form students have demonstrated their abilities by improving results further year on year.
Highgate Wood School now sends over 80 students each year to university or higher education. The sixth form has a limit of 230 students. The sixth form remains committed to teaching students in small groups.
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