St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Enfield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a warm, respectful environment where pupils behave well and have strong relationships with staff and each other. Early Years children make excellent progress, and pupils develop good reading and phonics skills as they move through the school. New interim leadership is making positive changes to improve teaching and pupil achievement.
Key Strengths
- The two interim headteachers have made a very positive start and are driving improvement
- Pupils behave well, have positive attitudes to learning, and relationships between adults and pupils are very good
- Children in Early Years Foundation Stage make good progress in a stimulating environment
- Nearly all pupils met expected levels in phonics screening and continue to do well in reading
- Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make similar progress to their peers through well-focused support
Areas for Improvement
- Too many inconsistencies in pupil progress, especially in writing in Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2
- Activities are not consistently challenging enough and pupils spend too much time on work they already know
- Teacher marking does not clearly explain to pupils how well they have done or how to improve
- Subject leaders and governors lack secure understanding of pupil progress data to help raise achievement
- Pupils have too few opportunities to work independently, research, or write at length
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not specifically evaluated in this report extract, though pupils confirm they feel safe and are aware of various dangers including bullying and cyber bullying.
St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school that requires improvement after previously being rated outstanding. The school has experienced significant staffing changes and inconsistent progress in pupil achievement, particularly in writing across Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2.
At a Glance
15.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
77 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80%. Maths has improved from 71% to 78%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
389 pupils
420 capacity
31 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)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.05502%
Overall absence
5.98291%
Persistent absence
351
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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