Rokesly Infant & Nursery School, London

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 37

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~347m)Possible (~496m)Unlikely (~645m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Bola Soneye-Thomas
Pupils:205 / 232 capacity
LA:Haringey
Phone:02083407687
Address:Hermiston Avenue, Crouch End, London, N8 8NH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:102107
UKPRN:10071930
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This school excels at creating a caring, inclusive community where children from many different backgrounds thrive together. Teachers are dedicated and share strong knowledge to help all pupils make good progress, with particular success in teaching reading. The school does an outstanding job keeping children safe and helping them develop respect and kindness towards others.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership ensuring whole-school improvements and clear direction for development
  • Good teaching with strong subject knowledge, particularly in literacy and reading
  • Pupils behave well, are polite and eager to learn in a safe, supportive environment
  • Excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural development with strong promotion of British values
  • Effective support for disadvantaged pupils with gaps in attainment closing swiftly

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers need to adapt work more quickly when pupils, especially the most able, are ready to move on to something new or more difficult
  • Progress checks by leaders, including middle leaders, need to be more rigorous to identify and address underperformance quickly
  • Pupils need to be more fully involved and engaged in their learning at all times

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is outstanding - the school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is excellent, with pupils feeling safe and confident that any bullying will be dealt with quickly.

Extracurricular Activities

School council, visits to museums such as the British Museum for African art, local events including festivals and singing to the elderly, physical education including gymnastics

Rokesly Infant School is a good school with effective leadership and strong teaching that helps pupils make good progress from their different starting points. The school provides a nurturing, caring environment where pupils behave well and feel safe.

At a Glance

10.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

82 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy99%
Well taught96%
Good progress87%
Feels safe98%
Well behaved89%
Bullying dealt with7%
Kept informed95%
Handles concerns49%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

27.7

Avg class size

24.0

Infant (KS1)

7

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Hornsey Rail Station
652m · 11 min walk
Hornsey (Entrance)
676m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Tottenham Lane (Stop R)
75m · 1 min walk
Tottenham Lane YMCA (Stop S)
90m · 1 min walk
Rosebery Gardens (Stand Z1)
143m · 2 min walk
Middle Lane (Stop P)
230m · 4 min walk
Harvey Road / Hornsey (Stop T)
248m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

205 pupils

232 capacity

27 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Haringey

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

2,910

Applications

2,348

Got 1st preference

84.9%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Primary admissions across Haringey (2025/26)

Inspection History(7)

10 December 2024
1 May 2019
4 June 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.59926%

Overall absence

18.60465%

Persistent absence

129

Enrolments

Authorised4.16836%
Unauthorised1.4309%
Persistent (10%+)18.60465%
Severe (50%+)2.32558%

Absence trend

3.79108%
18/19
3.25872%
20/21
8.20105%
21/22
7.89203%
22/23
7.16413%
23/24
5.59926%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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