Oakthorpe Primary School, London
Oakthorpe Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in London. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 614th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Oakthorpe Primary School in detail
Oakthorpe Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "We are proud of our school and our amazing staff team who really care about our pupils and work together to make Oakthorpe a happy and safe place. Please click on any of the pages on the tabs to find out more information about our school."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £4.00 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Oakthorpe Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 81% in Enfield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 84% in maths).
Getting a place at Oakthorpe Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Oakthorpe Primary School as their first choice and 99 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 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 Oakthorpe Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Oakthorpe Primary School are Wilbury Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Hazelwood Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Hazelwood Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); and St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths).
Oakthorpe Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Wilbury Primary SchoolHazelwood Infant SchoolHazelwood Junior SchoolSt Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School
What parents say
55 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oakthorpe Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 79% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (67%).
Who goes there
35.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Mixed (13%), Black (13%) and Asian (10%).
In 2026, 33 pupils (7.5%) received SEN support and 27 (6.2%) 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.
Oakthorpe Primary School has a resourced provision (8 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Palmers Green Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Princes Avenue / Tottenhall Road (->w), 160 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Oakthorpe Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Oakthorpe Primary School are Lift Aylward (0.6 miles), St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (0.7 miles), Mulberry Academy Woodside (0.8 miles) and St Thomas More Catholic School (0.9 miles).
Lift AylwardSt Anne's Catholic High School for GirlsMulberry Academy WoodsideSt Thomas More Catholic School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Oakthorpe Primary School is a calm, welcoming place where children are known well by staff and feel safe. The school excels at teaching reading through consistent phonics and provides excellent support for children with additional needs. Parents consistently praise the school as 'a force for good', and pupils leave well-prepared for secondary school with strong academic skills and positive attitudes.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with carefully matched reading books helping pupils become fluent readers
- Effective identification and support for pupils with SEND, including those with communication difficulties
- Ambitious curriculum building logically from Reception through Year 6
- Clear behaviour expectations creating a purposeful and orderly atmosphere
- Regular checking of progress in English and mathematics to adapt teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent assessment practices in some subjects mean teachers don't always identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge effectively
- Some vulnerable pupils have persistently low attendance, missing valuable learning
- Need for more consistent approaches to checking what pupils know and remember across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Ballet, choir, football, gymnastics, library monitor roles, school councillor positions, house captain roles, British Museum visits, River Lea water sports (raft and boat building), Year 6 residential trips, visits to local places of worship
Oakthorpe Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. Pupils enjoy a calm, supportive environment where they behave well and achieve strongly across the curriculum.
At a Glance
35.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
55 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 74% to 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.9
Avg class size
27.8
Infant (KS1)
27.1
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Oakthorpe Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Oakthorpe 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
- 93
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 16
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 83 slight.
16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise.
18 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
449 pupils
510 places
61 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 Enfield council
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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
27
EHC Plans
13.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Oakthorpe Primary School has a resourced provision (8 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
438
Total Pupils
226
Boys
212
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,594
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,954
Per pupil
£3015k
Total funding
£205k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
417
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 Oakthorpe Primary School
What are SATs results like at Oakthorpe Primary School?
Of the pupils at Oakthorpe Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 82% did so in maths.
What is Oakthorpe Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Oakthorpe Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Oakthorpe Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Oakthorpe Primary School is oversubscribed, Enfield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Oakthorpe Primary School?
Oakthorpe Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 510 places.
How big are the classes at Oakthorpe Primary School?
Classes at Oakthorpe Primary School average 25.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Oakthorpe Primary School?
Oakthorpe Primary School has around 438 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Oakthorpe Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Oakthorpe Primary School has a resourced provision (8 places, 7 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism.
What is attendance like at Oakthorpe Primary School?
5% of sessions were missed at Oakthorpe Primary School in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Oakthorpe Primary School?
Apply through Enfield's coordinated admissions process, naming Oakthorpe 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.
How many road collisions happen near Oakthorpe Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 93 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 83 slight. 16 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 12 in a vehicle or otherwise. 18 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 Oakthorpe Primary School?
Oakthorpe Primary School is at Tile Kiln Lane, London, N13 6BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)