Durants School, Enfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Durants School creates an outstanding environment where students with autism feel safe and secure. Teachers make lessons engaging and actively help students develop independence and self-management skills. The school prepares students exceptionally well for life beyond school through real community experiences like running an on-site shop.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety with excellent student attitudes and very effective behaviour management strategies
- Sixth form provision is excellent, providing wide-ranging learning opportunities both in school and in the community
- Teachers and support staff make lessons engaging and are highly effective at helping students overcome learning difficulties
- Strong commitment to equality of opportunity and community inclusion, including a real-life shop experience
- Effective leadership with high expectations, good professional development for staff, and strong governance
Areas for Improvement
- Student academic progress is good rather than outstanding - sometimes students don't build on what they already know
- Lesson objectives are not always clear so students don't always understand what they're learning
- Time in lessons is not always used efficiently to help students progress as fast as possible
- Marking in books is not consistently used to help students know how to improve their work
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep students safe and secure is excellent, with all arrangements meeting statutory requirements.
Extracurricular Activities
Shop in local community partnership, visits to places of worship, celebration of religious festivals, social activities in mainstream secondary school, community-based learning opportunities
Durants School is a good special school for students aged 11-19 with autistic spectrum disorder. The headteacher and senior leaders have high expectations and their commitment has ensured consistently good teaching and outstanding behaviour and safety.
At a Glance
62.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
206 pupils
200 capacity
6 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Enfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Enfield
Admissions Demand - Enfield
Places available
4,036
Applications
4,067
Got 1st preference
77.7%
Got preferred school
97.2%
Secondary admissions across Enfield (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
12.58608%
Overall absence
37.93103%
Persistent absence
145
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Durants School
Enfield Heights Academy
Eastfield Primary School
St James CofE Primary School
Russet House School
Carterhatch Junior School
Carterhatch Infant School
Suffolks Primary School
Brimsdown Primary School
Chesterfield Primary School
Worcesters Primary School
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