Brimsdown Primary School, Enfield

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Brimsdown Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 81% in Enfield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Brimsdown Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brimsdown Primary School are Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 86% maths); St James CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 83% reading, 79% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Southbury Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Brimsdown Primary School.

Brimsdown Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Ivy Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 53% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (16%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 49 (10.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Brimsdown Primary School has a resourced provision (12 places, 9 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (20 places, 10 pupils on roll) for hearing impairment and autism.

The nearest railway station is Brimsdown Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brimsdown Station, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brimsdown Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Brimsdown Primary School issued 14 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Brimsdown Primary School are Ark John Keats Academy (0.8 miles), Bishop Stopford's School (0.8 miles), Oasis Academy Hadley (0.9 miles) and Heron Hall Academy (0.9 miles).