The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected 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 at this school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The school curriculum is expertly planned and sequenced to build learning piece by piece over time."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils with barriers to learning, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who are disadvantaged, are provided with the support they need to learn alongside their peers."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education curriculum helps pupils understand important knowledge they need for later life."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Overall attendance has improved this year and is now above national levels."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a secure start at school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's context and the community they serve."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should build on the existing effective practice in the early years to create interesting and well-resourced activities that ensure pupils feel encouraged to explore learning"; "Leaders should ensure there are increased opportunities for pupils to practise their early writing and number skills, including in the early years"; "Leaders should continue their hard work to improve attendance and lower persistent absence across the school"; "Governors should further develop their knowledge of the school and expertise in their roles to provide consistent support and appropriate challenge across all areas of the school's work".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School. We are a Haringey Council Community School in Tottenham for children aged from 2 to 11. The majority of our families live locally. We are a two-form entry primary school with a nursery."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 82% in Haringey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School are Wilbury Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Risley Avenue Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 80% maths); Brook House Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 81% maths); and Lancasterian Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 68% maths).

The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 61.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Asian (11%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

The nearest railway station is White Hart Lane Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tottenham Cemetery (->e), 260 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School are Lift Aylward (0.7 miles), Duke's Aldridge (0.8 miles) and Mulberry Academy Woodside (0.9 miles).