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Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy, Enfield

Outstanding
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Enfield, part of North Star Community Trust Ltd. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 31 schools in Enfield with published results, and 3,012th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy in detail

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Kingfisher Hall Academy is a primary school in Enfield. We have a modern building, good classrooms and outdoor spaces where children can learn and play. We are part of North Star Community Trust, a group of schools in North London. This helps us share good ideas and support, while keeping the close, friendly feel of our own school."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £2 per morning.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 81% in Enfield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 80% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 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 Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy are Southbury Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); St James CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 83% reading, 79% maths); and Brimsdown Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths).

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Southbury Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt James CofE Primary SchoolBrimsdown Primary School

The trust

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is one of 4 schools run by North Star Community Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 4 schools in North Star Community Trust Ltd

What parents say

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

Who goes there

39.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (22%), Asian (18%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 62 pupils (14.1%) received SEN support and 33 (7.5%) 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.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Southbury Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Enfield College, 210 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy are Heron Hall Academy (0.5 miles), Bishop Stopford's School (0.6 miles), Oasis Academy Hadley (0.7 miles) and Kingsmead School (0.7 miles).

Heron Hall AcademyBishop Stopford's SchoolOasis Academy HadleyKingsmead School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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 GIAS
Head:Ms Gemma Vincent
Pupils:440
LA:Enfield
Phone:02083449890
Address:40 The Ride, Enfield, EN3 7GB
Trust:NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD (4 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report
URN:138203
UKPRN:10038153
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Enfield North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This is a happy school where pupils are polite, respectful and love their learning. The school excels at helping children develop as rounded individuals through a strong personal development programme, encouraging them to be forces for positive change through charity work and persuasive letter-writing. Year 6 pupils are confident and well prepared for secondary school, with consistently strong results in reading, writing and mathematics.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent personal development programme with strong pupil voice and leadership opportunities through roles like Primary Power Parliament and playground leaders
  • High-quality, consistent phonics teaching from early years with excellent support for pupils who need additional help with reading
  • Well-designed, broad and ambitious curriculum that is carefully sequenced across all subjects
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, using skilled staff and technology to help them access the same learning as their peers
  • Strong behaviour standards with little learning time lost in lessons

Areas for Improvement

  • Checks on what pupils know and understand are not always accurate enough to quickly identify gaps and misconceptions in their learning
  • Staff need better knowledge and expertise to address these gaps so pupils are fully ready for future learning

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Primary Power Parliament, playground leaders, library monitors, Book and Bagel Club, Reading Cafe, educational trips (fieldwork in geography, museum visits in history, visits to places of worship in religious education), breakfast club, after-school club

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is a happy and welcoming school driven by a vision for pupils to develop talents and flourish as individuals. It has been judged as Good across quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Outstanding personal development.

At a Glance

39.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

26 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy92%
Child does well92%
High expectations77%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved81%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)75%
Kept informed81%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)90%
Wider development77%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+7ppWriting+2pp

Reading has improved from 80% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 79% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy 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 Enfield

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy.

  • Blue Bears Playscheme560m away · Not yet graded
  • SAAG630m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

Southbury Rail Station
639m · 10 min walk
Southbury Station (Entrance)
641m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Enfield College (Stop EE)
212m · 3 min walk
Durants Road (Stop G)
220m · 4 min walk
Durants Park (Stop ED)
368m · 6 min walk
Ponders End High Street (Stop E)
388m · 6 min walk
Glyn Road (EN3) (Stop C)
420m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
81
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
9

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 81 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 75 slight.

9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

16 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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  • How many families in Enfield got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

411 pupils

420 places

9 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Enfield

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,992
Projected new pupils:498

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

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

Inspection History(2)

25 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
18 June 2014
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

62

SEN Support

33

EHC Plans

21.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication44
Social, Emotional & Mental Health22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Specific Learning Difficulty8
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
6.4%
Asian
17.7%
Black
22.0%
Mixed
8.2%
Other
7.7%
Unclassified
4.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals39.1%
English as Additional Language63.9%

440

Total Pupils

227

Boys

213

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

22.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,080

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,241

Per pupil

£2824k

Total funding

£229k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£406,049
EAL funding£92,198
Lump sum£157,194

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.5%

Overall absence

14.7%

Persistent absence

380

Enrolments

Authorised4.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)14.7%
Severe (50%+)2.6%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
4.6%
20/21
5.2%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
4.9%
23/24
5.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

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

Is it hard to get a place at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How many pupils go to Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy has around 440 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

5.5% of sessions were missed at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy in 2024/25. 14.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

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

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy 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 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy: Blue Bears Playscheme (560m away, registered, not yet graded) and SAAG (630m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 81 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 75 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 7 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 16 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 Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is at 40 The Ride, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7GB.

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

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