Assunnah Primary School, TOTTENHAM

Prep
Other independent school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs HODAN YUSSUF
Pupils:128 / 139 capacity
LA:Haringey
Phone:02083500592
Address:565 A, HIGH ROAD, TOTTENHAM, N17 6SB
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:8 September 2009

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Inspected 8 July 2025View full report
URN:135988
UKPRN:10079148
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Tottenham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Assunnah Primary School creates a warm, welcoming environment where children love to learn and achieve highly. The school excels at teaching reading through clear phonics instruction and fostering a genuine love of books. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and their families, providing particularly effective support for children with additional needs.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils arrive highly motivated and show enthusiasm for learning, achieving well across the school
  • Strong phonics teaching with fluent, confident readers; books well-matched to pupils' knowledge levels
  • Well-established process for identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs, working closely with families and external professionals
  • Positive behaviour throughout the school, with clear and consistently applied behaviour policies
  • Leadership provides strong support to staff, reducing workload so staff enjoy their roles

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects have curriculum that is not ambitious enough, limiting opportunities for pupils to review and deepen understanding
  • Some lesson activities do not focus sufficiently on important subject content, affecting pupils' learning of subject-specific knowledge
  • Curriculum in a few subjects is in earlier stages of design and needs further development to enable systematic teaching throughout the year

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school prioritising safety as the highest concern and ensuring suitable arrangements to promote pupils' safety.

Extracurricular Activities

basketball, art club, debating club, environmental cleanups, fundraising events, awareness days, educational visits, school council, online safety warriors, environmental warriors

Assunnah Primary School is rated Good overall, having made significant progress since its previous inspection in December 2023. Pupils are happy, motivated, and achieve highly, with staff holding strong expectations for all learners.

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

25 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy96%
Well taught96%
Good progress84%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved96%
Bullying dealt with24%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns52%
Wider development92%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Bruce Grove Station (Entrance)
190m · 3 min walk
Bruce Grove Rail Station
210m · 3 min walk

Bus Stops

Dowsett Road (Stop CA)
84m · 1 min walk
Bruce Grove Station (Stop K)
159m · 3 min walk
Scotland Green (Stop B)
178m · 3 min walk
Ladysmith Road Bruce Grove (Stop E)
202m · 3 min walk
Elmhurst Road (Stop N)
213m · 3 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

128 pupils

139 capacity

11 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - TOTTENHAM

Low pressure
New homes approved:64
Projected new pupils:12

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for TOTTENHAM

Admissions Demand - Haringey

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

2,595

Applications

2,242

Got 1st preference

78.7%

Got preferred school

96.9%

Secondary admissions across Haringey (2025/26)

Inspection History(10)

8 July 2025
5 December 2023
12 October 2021

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