Southbury Primary School, Enfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Southbury Primary School excels at creating a safe, nurturing environment where all children thrive and feel valued. The school is particularly skilled at supporting children with English as an additional language and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring they make rapid progress and close achievement gaps. Strong behaviour expectations and positive relationships between staff and pupils create classrooms where learning is engaging and children are genuinely keen to succeed.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and safety - pupils are exceptionally polite, focused and have strong learning habits
- Strong leadership from the headteacher and senior team driving continuous improvement
- Good and improving achievement, particularly in mathematics at Key Stage 2
- Excellent support for all learners including those with English as an additional language, special needs, and disadvantaged pupils
- Imaginative and lively teaching that captures pupils' attention and keeps them engaged
Areas for Improvement
- Need to increase the proportion of outstanding teaching across the school
- Some teachers' lesson introductions are too long, limiting pupils' independent work
- Inconsistencies in the quality of marking and feedback, particularly in mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils are clear about bullying and how to stay safe, with no bullying reported by pupils and parents.
Southbury Primary School is a good school with outstanding leadership and behaviour. The headteacher inspires staff and pupils to continually improve, with a particular focus on raising achievement in teaching and learning.
At a Glance
34.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78%. Maths has declined from 86% to 80%. Writing has improved from 71% to 80%.
Class Sizes
26.1
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
26.8
KS2
14
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
350 pupils
480 capacity
130 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Enfield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Enfield
Admissions Demand - Enfield
Places available
3,990
Applications
3,309
Got 1st preference
95.2%
Got preferred school
99.7%
Primary admissions across Enfield (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.82869%
Overall absence
15.19757%
Persistent absence
329
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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