St Michael's CofE Primary School, Enfield

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades St Michael's CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly throughout the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders place a firm emphasis on attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed an ambitious curriculum that reflects the school's high expectations for all pupils."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a positive start to their education because leaders have created a welcoming and purposeful early years environment."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a culture where inclusion is central to the life of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a clear vision centred on belonging, inclusion and high expectations."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a rich and carefully considered programme that supports pupils' wider development and reflects the school's values of love, respect and integrity."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to build on their existing approaches to supporting pupils to achieve the highest possible outcomes across subjects, including work to enhance pupils' mathematical problem-solving and reasoning".

In its own words: "At St Michael's we have tasked ourselves with the responsibility of enabling children to be a 'force for positive change'. We believe that our curriculum encompasses all that the children need to become happy, confident outstanding pillars of the community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, multi-sports, dance, drama and STEM.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am.

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 2 November 2026 and an admissions event on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at St Michael's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 80% and 81% in Enfield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put St Michael's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 179 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Michael's CofE Primary School are Chase Side Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Lavender Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 73% maths); St George's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and One Degree Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 97% reading, 100% maths).

St Michael's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

31.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (51%), Mixed (18%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 40 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 15 (3.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Gordon Hill Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chase Side (EN2), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Michael's CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Michael's CofE Primary School are Wren Academy Enfield (0.5 miles), Chace Community School (0.5 miles), Enfield County School for Girls (0.7 miles) and Enfield Grammar School (0.8 miles).