Lordship Lane Primary School, Wood Green
Lordship Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wood Green. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 52nd-highest of the 52 schools in Haringey with published results, and 13,779th of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- 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
Lordship Lane Primary School in detail
Lordship Lane Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Lordship Lane Primary School is a vibrant, nurturing and ambitious community where children are encouraged to explore, discover and achieve. We provide a caring, stable and intellectually stimulating environment in which every child is known, valued and supported to thrive."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Lordship Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Haringey and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 64% in reading and 54% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Lordship Lane Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Lordship Lane Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 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 Lordship Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lordship Lane Primary School are Lift Noel Park (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 94% maths); Belmont Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Belmont Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and The Willow Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 75% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Lordship Lane Primary School.
Lift Noel ParkBelmont Junior SchoolBelmont Infant SchoolThe Willow Primary School
Who goes there
72.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (16%), Asian (11%) and other ethnic groups (10%).
Getting there
The nearest Underground station is Wood Green Underground Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gladstone Avenue Wood Green, 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lordship Lane Primary School 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, Lordship Lane Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lordship Lane Primary School are Mulberry Academy Woodside (0.4 miles) and St Thomas More Catholic School (0.7 miles).
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 agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
33.0%
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 declined from 64% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 54% to 47% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 68% to 52% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.7
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
28.2
KS2
19
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Lordship Lane Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lordship Lane Primary School.
- FunnCamp at Lordship Lane PrimaryAt the school · Not yet graded
- Junior Adventures Group @ Belmont N22660m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Lordship Lane 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lordship Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lordship Lane 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
- 145
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 15
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 145 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 15 serious and 127 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 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 Lordship Lane Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
447 pupils
630 places
183 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wood Green
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wood Green
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(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
99
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
25.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
469
Total Pupils
221
Boys
248
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
23.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,622
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,585
Per pupil
£3327k
Total funding
£224k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
21.9%
Persistent absence
406
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
Lordship Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Lordship Lane Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lordship Lane Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lordship Lane Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 47% did so in maths.
What is Lordship Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lordship Lane Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2023.
What is the catchment area for Lordship Lane Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lordship Lane 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 Lordship Lane Primary School?
Lordship Lane Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Lordship Lane Primary School?
Classes at Lordship Lane Primary School average 24.7 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Lordship Lane Primary School?
Lordship Lane Primary School has around 469 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lordship Lane Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Lordship Lane Primary School in 2024/25. 21.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lordship Lane Primary School?
Apply through Haringey's coordinated admissions process, naming Lordship Lane 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 Lordship Lane Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: FunnCamp at Lordship Lane Primary (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Lordship Lane Primary School's term dates?
Lordship Lane 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 Lordship Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 145 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 3 fatal, 15 serious and 127 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 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 Lordship Lane Primary School?
Lordship Lane Primary School is at Ellenborough Road, Wood Green, N22 5PS.
Sources: Haringey term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)