Prince of Wales Primary School

Prince of Wales Primary School is performing at a strong standard overall, demonstrating effective leadership and a strong culture of inclusion. The school has robust safeguarding measures in place, ensuring that pupils feel safe and supported. Notably, the early years provision is well-organized, with a clear emphasis on language development and preparation for Year 1. The school's inclusive practices ensure that disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs receive timely support, leading to a nurturing learning environment. While the school celebrates many successes, including effective phonics teaching and strong partnerships with families, there are still areas for improvement. Leaders are focused on enhancing attendance for specific groups and ensuring that pupils with higher starting points can achieve their full potential. Published outcomes indicate that although many pupils achieve expected standards, the proportions reaching higher standards remain below national averages, particularly in reading and writing.

Strengths

• Effective safeguarding measures ensuring pupils feel safe
• Strong and inclusive culture identifying and supporting individual needs
• Robust early years provision with a focus on language development
• High expectations for all pupils with strong support for disadvantaged pupils
• Well-planned curriculum with a range of enrichment opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Proportions of pupils reaching higher standards in reading and writing are below national averages
• Attendance figures remain below national averages for some groups

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Prince of Wales Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.7% of pupils at Prince of Wales Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Prince of Wales Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.6% of pupils at Prince of Wales Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Prince of Wales Primary School received £9,943 and spent £10,018 for each of its 491 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £181,000 (£369 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Prince of Wales Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prince of Wales Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Prince of Wales Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Prince of Wales Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Prince of Wales Primary School have?

Prince of Wales Primary School has 506 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prince of Wales Primary School cover?

Prince of Wales Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Prince of Wales Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Prince of Wales Primary School?

Prince of Wales Primary School is at Salisbury Road, Enfield, EN3 6HG.