George Spicer Primary School, Enfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a welcoming environment where children from diverse backgrounds thrive, with staff going the extra mile to support families through home visits and tailored mentoring. Teaching has improved across the school, with children making good progress from their starting points and developing confidence in reading, writing and phonics. Leaders know the school well and have successfully restructured the team to ensure every child receives the support and challenge they need.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership team that has effectively managed rapid school expansion and maintained good teaching quality
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with clear procedures, well-trained staff, and strong partnerships with external agencies
- Good progress in early years and key stage 1, with children working in exciting and stimulating environments
- Improved systematic teaching of phonics helping pupils develop reading and writing skills confidently
- Caring learning mentor team providing additional support and building trusting relationships with families
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics progress remains weaker than other subjects, particularly for most able pupils who need greater challenge
- Too few pupils achieving greater depth in reading, writing and mathematics, especially disadvantaged pupils
- Attendance rates for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs remain below expected levels
- Consistency needed across both key stages and sites to ensure equality of opportunity for all pupils
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with all arrangements fit for purpose, comprehensive training, detailed record-keeping, and strong liaison with external agencies and families.
Extracurricular Activities
breakfast club
George Spicer Primary School continues to be judged as good. The school has successfully managed significant expansion from a two- to four-form entry school while maintaining educational quality and creating a cohesive team with high aspirations for all pupils.
At a Glance
34.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 81%. Maths has improved from 73% to 83%. Writing has declined from 79% to 74%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
27
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
703 pupils
840 capacity
137 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Enfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Enfield
Admissions Demand - Enfield
Places available
3,990
Applications
3,309
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Enfield (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.09353%
Overall absence
13.28571%
Persistent absence
700
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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