Suffolks Primary School, Enfield

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~337m)Possible (~482m)Unlikely (~627m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Andrea Cassius
Pupils:182 / 240 capacity
LA:Enfield
Phone:02088041534
Address:Brick Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:102005
UKPRN:10072879
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Enfield North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-22ppMaths-10ppWriting-22pp

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

Getting There

Train Stations

Southbury Station (Entrance)
991m · 16 min walk
Southbury Rail Station
1.0km · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Great Cambridge Road Forty Hill (Stop B)
290m · 5 min walk
Cambridge Gardens (Stop Z)
305m · 5 min walk
Larksfield Road (Stop A)
310m · 5 min walk
Larksfield Grove (Stop EP)
402m · 7 min walk
Carterhatch Lane (EN1) (Stop Y)
439m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

182 pupils

240 capacity

58 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Enfield

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,992
Projected new pupils:498

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Enfield

Admissions Demand - Enfield

Low demand0.83x oversubscription

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)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.76332%

Overall absence

22.34043%

Persistent absence

188

Enrolments

Authorised4.73523%
Unauthorised3.02809%
Persistent (10%+)22.34043%
Severe (50%+)2.65957%

Absence trend

6.00183%
18/19
5.35351%
20/21
8.10205%
21/22
8.78728%
22/23
7.15824%
23/24
7.76332%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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