Earlham Primary School, London
Earlham Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 465th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Haringey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Earlham Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Earlham Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Haringey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Earlham Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Earlham Primary School as their first choice and 133 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Earlham Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Earlham Primary School are Lift Trinity (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 98% reading, 98% maths); St Michael's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 89% maths); St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 89% maths); and Tottenhall Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Earlham Primary School.
Lift TrinitySt Michael's CofE Primary SchoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolTottenhall Infant School
Who goes there
74.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (15%), other ethnic groups (12%) and Asian (10%).
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Wood Green Underground Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wood Green Police Station, 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Earlham Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Earlham Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Earlham Primary School are St Thomas More Catholic School (under 0.1 miles), Mulberry Academy Woodside (0.3 miles), Heartlands High School (0.6 miles) and St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (0.9 miles).
St Thomas More Catholic SchoolMulberry Academy WoodsideHeartlands High SchoolSt Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from April 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
25.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 77% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 70% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
27.7
Infant (KS1)
26.2
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Earlham Primary School
Before and after school care
Earlham Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Haringey
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Earlham Primary School.
- Kumon Wood GreenAt the school · Not yet graded
- First Class Learning Wood Green850m away · Not yet graded
- Tottenhall After School Care880m away · Not yet graded
- art-K Bowes Park900m away · Not yet graded
- NWG Academy950m away · Not yet graded
- First Class Learning Bounds Green980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Earlham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Haringey. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Earlham Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Earlham Primary School is in Haringey; for families living there:
Apply to Haringey for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 134
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 24
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 134 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 24 serious and 110 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Earlham Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
307 pupils
420 places
113 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Haringey council
Places available
2,820
Applications
2,193
Got 1st preference
86.0%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Haringey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
21.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
366
Total Pupils
168
Boys
198
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
21.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,531
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,767
Per pupil
£2340k
Total funding
£120k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.8%
Overall absence
20.7%
Persistent absence
270
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Earlham Primary School
What are SATs results like at Earlham Primary School?
Of the pupils at Earlham Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Earlham Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Earlham Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Earlham Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Earlham Primary School is oversubscribed, Haringey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Earlham Primary School?
Earlham Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Earlham Primary School?
Classes at Earlham Primary School average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Earlham Primary School?
Earlham Primary School has around 366 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Earlham Primary School?
6.8% of sessions were missed at Earlham Primary School in 2024/25. 20.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Earlham Primary School?
Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming Earlham Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Earlham Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Earlham Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kumon Wood Green (registered, not yet graded). There are 5 more within a kilometre.
What are Earlham Primary School's term dates?
Earlham Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Haringey. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Earlham Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 134 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 24 serious and 110 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Haringey is 119 (the median across 97 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Earlham Primary School?
Earlham Primary School is at Earlham Grove, Wood Green, London, Middlesex, N22 5HJ.
Sources: Haringey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)