What did Ofsted judge Gladesmore Community School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Gladesmore Community School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Gladesmore Community School?

Gladesmore Community School has 1,206 pupils on roll.

What ages does Gladesmore Community School take?

Gladesmore Community School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Gladesmore Community School located?

Gladesmore Community School is located in London, N15 6EB, Haringey.

How do I apply to Gladesmore Community School?

Gladesmore Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from Gladesmore Community School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Gladesmore Community School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.25 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at Gladesmore Community School?

When Gladesmore Community School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in years 7-11 on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.

What is the largest ethnic background at Gladesmore Community School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 22.6% of pupils at Gladesmore Community School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Gladesmore Community School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How far did offers reach?

5.25miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

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How places are decided at Gladesmore Community School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child.
3Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in years 7-11 on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family.
4Children of staff — Children of teaching staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children whose home address is closest to the preferred school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system.

If two applications tie: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.

Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Haringey Council's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Document explicitly states these are the admissions criteria for Haringey community schools when oversubscribed, applying for September 2027 entry.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Gladesmore Community School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Gladesmore Community School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Gladesmore Community School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Gladesmore Community School?: Gladesmore Community School has 1,206 pupils on roll.
What ages does Gladesmore Community School take?: Gladesmore Community School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Gladesmore Community School located?: Gladesmore Community School is located in London, N15 6EB, Haringey.
How do I apply to Gladesmore Community School?: Gladesmore Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Gladesmore Community School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Gladesmore Community School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.25 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Gladesmore Community School?: When Gladesmore Community School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in years 7-11 on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Gladesmore Community School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 22.6% of pupils at Gladesmore Community School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

5.25miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Gladesmore Community School, year by year →

How places are decided at Gladesmore Community School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child.
3Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in years 7-11 on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family.
4Children of staff — Children of teaching staff of the school where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or children of a member of staff who has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Distance — Children whose home address is closest to the preferred school. Distance will be measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system.

Gladesmore Community School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Gladesmore Community School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Gladesmore Community School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Gladesmore Community School?: Gladesmore Community School has 1,206 pupils on roll.
What ages does Gladesmore Community School take?: Gladesmore Community School admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Gladesmore Community School located?: Gladesmore Community School is located in London, N15 6EB, Haringey.
How do I apply to Gladesmore Community School?: Gladesmore Community School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from Gladesmore Community School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Gladesmore Community School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.25 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at Gladesmore Community School?: When Gladesmore Community School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in Care/Looked After Children — Children who are looked after by a local authority or were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional Social Medical — Children who the Authority accepts have an exceptional medical or social need for a place at one specific school. Applications will only be considered under this category if they are supported by a written statement from a doctor, social worker or other relevant independent professional. The information must confirm the exceptional medical or social need and demonstrate how the specified school is the only school that can meet the defined needs of the child; 3. Brother or Sister (sibling) — Children with a brother or sister already attending the school and who will still be attending in years 7-11 on the date of admission. If a place is obtained for an older child using fraudulent information, there will be no sibling connection available to subsequent children from that family, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 240 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Within each criterion the sole tiebreaker to decide between two applications is children whose home address is closest to the school, measured in a straight line from the Ordnance Survey address point of the child's home to the Ordnance Survey address point of the school, calculated using a computerised mapping system. The tiebreaker for two or more applications whose home address is exactly the same distance from the school (and who are not from multiple births) will be random allocation using a computerised system.
What is the largest ethnic background at Gladesmore Community School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 22.6% of pupils at Gladesmore Community School are recorded as White Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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