Muswell Hill Primary School

Muswell Hill Primary School is performing very strongly overall. Inspectors found that pupils achieve consistently well across the curriculum, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with high attainment in reading, writing and mathematics and strong progress from the early years. Attendance is above national averages, behaviour is mature and polite, and pupils feel safe and included. The school's curriculum and teaching are ambitious and sharply focused on securing the basics, with well-trained staff and highly effective support for pupils with SEND. Early years provision is well organised, inclusive and promotes curiosity and language development. Leadership and governance are highly effective, with leaders having a detailed understanding of the school's context and staff feeling well supported. Personal development and wellbeing are also strengths, helping pupils become respectful and thoughtful individuals. Safeguarding standards are met. The report identifies no areas for improvement beyond continuing the school's current effective oversight, and no concerns were flagged. The school is a larger-than-average primary with below-average free school meal eligibility and no resourced SEND provision.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve consistently well across the curriculum, including disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Children achieve highly by the end of Reception Year and build secure foundations for future learning.
• Pupils produce high-quality oral and written outcomes across subjects.
• Pupils' consistently high attainment in reading, writing and mathematics is above national averages.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages, and leaders tackle emerging concerns effectively.
• Pupils' conduct is mature, polite and respectful, creating a calm learning environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and teaching is sharply focused on securing the basics.
• Staff are well trained with secure subject knowledge and make careful teaching choices.
• Support for pupils with SEND is highly effective and personalised.
• Early years provision is well organised, promotes curiosity and develops language.
• Leaders identify children's needs early and adapt the curriculum skilfully.
• The school is highly inclusive, celebrating differences and removing barriers.
• Leaders use additional funding effectively so disadvantaged pupils thrive.
• Leadership and governance are insightful, strategic and rigorous.
• Staff feel well supported, with leaders mindful of workload and wellbeing.
• Personal development helps pupils become respectful, thoughtful and safe.
• Pupils have broad extra-curricular opportunities accessible to all.
• Pupils are very well prepared for the next stage of education.

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 Muswell Hill Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Muswell Hill 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 Muswell Hill Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 16.5% of pupils at Muswell Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Muswell Hill Primary School received £7,544 and spent £7,706 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £200,000 (-£477 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 Muswell Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Muswell Hill Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Muswell Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Muswell Hill Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Muswell Hill Primary School have?

Muswell Hill Primary School has 419 pupils on roll.

What age range does Muswell Hill Primary School cover?

Muswell Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Muswell Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Muswell Hill Primary School?

Muswell Hill Primary School is at Muswell Hill, London, N10 3ST.