Bruce Grove Primary School, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Bruce Grove Primary and Nursery School is a vibrant, culturally diverse community school set in the heart of Tottenham, in North London. We are a busy and friendly two form entry school that caters for Nursery to Year 6 children. Our students come from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, yoga, coding, Lego, art, film and homework club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £11 per day.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Bruce Grove Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Haringey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Bruce Grove Primary School as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bruce Grove Primary School are Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 96% reading, 96% maths); The Mulberry Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 74% maths); Welbourne Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 75% maths); and The Willow Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 75% maths).

Bruce Grove Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

35.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 64.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (33%), Mixed (12%) and White British (8%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 14 (5.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bruce Grove Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bruce Grove Station / Tottenham High Road, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bruce Grove Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Bruce Grove Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.