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Enfield Heights Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Justyna Powrie

corporate_fareNORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD

location_onEnfield, EN3 5BY

language Visit Website phone 2088059811

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

199

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Expected Standard

93%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Enfield Heights Academy is a Free schools primary school in Enfield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Enfield Heights Academy is a free schools in Enfield, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 199 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 61 primaries in Enfield and #1,395 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 66%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 74%

Maths96% LA 76%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.1

2.1 to 6.7

-2.0

Write

LA 1.0

-4.3 to 0.2

2.3

Maths

LA 0.9

0.1 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA -0.1

-8.1 to -3.2

-2.6

Write

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -0.4

-3.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.3 to -1.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 62%

Reading-% LA 71%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA 0.7

Maths

LA 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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20 April 2016

Inspection Report

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30 September 2015

Inspection Report

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23 September 2014

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-04-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-09-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-27

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 199 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	199	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	4	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	187	2	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	2	1.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	130	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils