Suffolks 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
Suffolks Primary School has strong leadership that is driving continuous improvement. The school excels at supporting families and promoting good attendance through persistent, caring work with parents. Children feel safe and happy at school, with excellent pastoral care and a focus on developing reading skills across all subject areas.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership team with clear vision and focus on improving reading across the school
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with detailed records and regular staff training
- Good progress in early years, with most children meeting expected standards by Year 1
- Successful work with families to improve pupil attendance, reducing persistent absences
- Improved outdoor learning environments in early years and playground facilities
Areas for Improvement
- Reading progress in key stage 2 still needs to improve, particularly for the most able pupils
- Teachers need to use questioning more consistently in mathematics to challenge pupils to think deeply
- Mathematical attainment at the higher level remains inconsistent across key stage 2 year groups
- High number of pupil exclusions over the past three years, though this has reduced recently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - all arrangements are fit for purpose with detailed records, regular staff training, careful recruitment checks, and strong partnerships with external agencies to support vulnerable pupils.
Suffolks Primary School continues to be judged as good. The leadership team has maintained educational quality since the previous inspection in 2012 and successfully addressed previous areas for improvement.
At a Glance
55.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 55%. Maths has declined from 69% to 59%. Writing has declined from 67% to 45%.
Class Sizes
19.0
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
182 pupils
240 capacity
58 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Enfield
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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(106)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.76332%
Overall absence
22.34043%
Persistent absence
188
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Suffolks Primary School
Bishop Stopford's School
Durants School
Kingsmead School
Waverley School
Heron Hall Academy
Chace Community School
Salmons Brook School
Ark John Keats Academy
St Ignatius College
Silverways School
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