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Honilands Primary School, London

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Ages 2–11

Honilands Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in London, part of Children First Academy Trust.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Enfield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Honilands Primary School in detail

Honilands Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "It captures who we are as a school. We are one community, made up of children, families and staff from a wonderfully diverse range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We celebrate those differences, while ensuring that every child has a strong sense of belonging and knows that they are an important part of our school."

Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Honilands Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 101998), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Honilands Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Honilands Primary School as their first choice and 46 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Honilands Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Honilands Primary School are Capel Manor Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 96% reading, 86% maths); Forty Hill CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths); and Hurst Drive Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 67% reading, 74% maths).

Capel Manor Primary SchoolFreezywater St George's CofE VA Primary SchoolForty Hill CofE Primary SchoolHurst Drive Primary School

The trust

Honilands Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Children First Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Children First Academy Trust

Who goes there

41.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 51.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (20%), White British (19%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 79 pupils (23.2%) received SEN support and 12 (3.5%) 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.

Honilands Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 16 places, 11 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Turkey Street Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Court, 140 metres away.

The area around the school

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

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Honilands Primary School are The Lea Valley Academy (0.4 miles), St Ignatius College (0.4 miles), Ark John Keats Academy (1 mile) and Oasis Academy Enfield (1.2 miles).

The Lea Valley AcademySt Ignatius CollegeArk John Keats AcademyOasis Academy Enfield

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

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 GIAS
Head:Mr James Irvine
Pupils:340
LA:Enfield
Phone:01992701012
Address:Lovell Road, London Borough of Enfield, London, EN1 4RE
Trust:CHILDREN FIRST ACADEMY TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Honilands Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Honilands Primary School (URN 101998), it was rated Good in June 2022.

URN:152093
UKPRN:10098910
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Enfield North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

41.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

21.5

Avg class size

21.3

Infant (KS1)

26.2

KS2

11

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Honilands Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 101998). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths+9ppWriting+1pp

Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 59% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Social & online

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Honilands Primary School.

  • Walker Children's Club HonilandsAt the school · Not yet graded
  • TTP Swim School Ltd680m away · Not yet graded
  • Kumon Enfield Lock Study Centre950m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Turkey Street Rail Station
584m · 9 min walk
Turkey Street Station (Entrance)
590m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Manor Court (Stop N)
138m · 2 min walk
Elsinge Road (->S)
232m · 4 min walk
Lackmore Road (->S)
257m · 4 min walk
Bullsmoor Lane / Great Cambridge Road (Stop M)
275m · 4 min walk
Elsinge Estate (->W)
282m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Honilands Primary School is in Enfield; for families living there:

Apply to Enfield for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
60
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 60 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 57 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

8 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 Enfield is 60 (the median across 108 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.

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Your chances of a place at Honilands Primary School

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What the report includes for Honilands Primary School:

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Honilands Primary School for 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Enfield got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

71%

Available places

340 pupils

480 places

140 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Enfield council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

3,962

Applications

3,263

Got 1st preference

93.8%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Enfield council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

79

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

26.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Honilands Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 16 places, 11 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication38
Autistic Spectrum Disorder20
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Other5
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
18.8%
Asian
7.1%
Black
19.7%
Mixed
10.0%
Other
5.3%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals41.8%
English as Additional Language51.8%

340

Total Pupils

159

Boys

181

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

15.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,257

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Honilands Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 101998). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

6.7%

Overall absence

21.6%

Persistent absence

301

Enrolments

Authorised4.0%
Unauthorised2.7%
Persistent (10%+)21.6%
Severe (50%+)2.3%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
5.7%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
7.9%
22/23
6.6%
23/24
6.7%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Honilands Primary School

Are there exam results for Honilands Primary School?

Honilands Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 101998), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Honilands Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Honilands Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Honilands Primary School (URN 101998), it was rated Good in June 2022.

What is the catchment area for Honilands Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Honilands Primary School is oversubscribed, Enfield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Honilands Primary School?

Classes at Honilands Primary School average 21.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Honilands Primary School?

Honilands Primary School has around 340 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Honilands Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Honilands Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 16 places, 11 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to Honilands Primary School?

Apply through Enfield's coordinated admissions process, naming Honilands 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 Honilands Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Walker Children's Club Honilands (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Honilands Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 60 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 57 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 8 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 Enfield is 60 (the median across 108 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Honilands Primary School?

Honilands Primary School is at Lovell Road, London Borough of Enfield, London, Middlesex, EN1 4RE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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