Data profile
Highgate School
Independent girls all-through school in Haringey for ages 3–19, day or boarding. Selective entry, Christian ethos.
- Rank #14
- ISI Standards met
- Fees £31.6k/yr
- co-ed
- Haringey
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Cohort
- 192
- Oxbridge
- 31
- Russell Group
- 156
- Medicine
- 4
Class of 2025
Top destinations
- Edinburgh21
- Bristol19
- Cambridge16
- Durham15
- Oxford14
- King's College London12
- Manchester12
- UCL11
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 80%
- GCSE 9–7
- 96%
- Oxbridge rate
- 16%
- Russell Group rate
- 85%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+ | Year 7 | 80 | school_own_exam, interview | £31.6k |
| 13+ | Year 9 | — | — | £31.6k |
| 16+ | Sixth Form | 30 | school_own_exam, interview | £31.6k |
| 4+ | Reception | 60 | school_own_exam | £31.6k |
| 7+ | Year 3 | 50 | school_own_exam, interview | £31.6k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
83
/ 100
National rank #14
05 · Module
Inspections
Latest inspection rating and report.
ISI
Standards met
Inspected 2024-09-24
Governors are active in the school and regularly engage with leaders to provide focused challenge and support to ensure that the school meets all Standards. Leaders carry out thorough self- evaluation of the effectiveness of provision to ensure that it effectively promotes pupils' wellbeing. Close collaboration between academic and pastoral senior and middle leaders helps pupils to develop their capacity to balance academic demands with measures to support their own mental 3.
Read full report →06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Head
Adam Pettitt
Head of Highgate since 2006. Previously taught at Norwich School, Abingdon School, Oundle School and Eton. Modern languages degree from the University of Oxford.
Senior Deputy Head
Louise Shelley
Senior Deputy Head. Member of the Strategy Management Committee.
Senior Deputy Head
Todd Lindsay
Senior Deputy Head. Member of the Strategy Management Committee.
Deputy Head, Pastoral
Rebecca Golland
Deputy Head (Pastoral). Member of the Strategy Management Committee.
Deputy Head, Academic
James Newton
Deputy Head (Academic). Member of the Strategy Management Committee.
Deputy Head, Professional
Graeme Robertson
Deputy Head (Professional). Member of the Strategy Management Committee.
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £31.0kA*-A 80%Oxbridge 7%Rank #29
Alleyn's School matches Highgate in being a co-ed day school with similar fees (£31.0k vs £31.6k), overlapping entry phases (11+, 13+, 16+), and a London location within reasonable commute (14km).
- Fees £28.5kA*-A 77%Oxbridge 11%Rank #23
Reigate Grammar School is a co-ed day school with selective entry, fees (£28.5k) close to Highgate's, and within a commutable distance (37km) from London, making it a plausible Plan B.
- Fees £31.1kA*-A 81%Oxbridge 14%Rank #24
Latymer Upper School shares co-ed day status, selective entry, similar fees (£31.1k), and is located in London within 11km, overlapping entry phases 11+ and 13+.
- Fees £27.2kA*-A 94%Oxbridge 12%Rank #21
The Perse School is a co-ed day school with selective entry, fees (£27.2k) within the same tier, and although further away (71km), it offers strong academic outcomes and overlapping entry phases.
- Fees £28.1kA*-A 93%Oxbridge 6%Rank #22
Royal Grammar School Guildford is a selective boys day school with fees (£28.1k) in the same tier and within a reasonable commute (47km), overlapping entry phases 11+ and 13+.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
09 · Module
Top feeder prep schools
Preps that have sent the most pupils here over the last few years.
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