Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is a happy, welcoming primary school where pupils are polite, respectful and keen to learn. Pupils behave well, attendance is high and persistent absence is low, and pupils say they feel safe and know trusted adults they can talk to. The school has high expectations and pupils, including Year 6, are well prepared for secondary school. The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well sequenced. Children get a strong start in early years, phonics teaching is high quality and consistent, and pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported well. Personal development is a particular strength: pupils take on leadership roles, engage in a wide range of enrichment and trips, and are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Staff value the support they receive from the school and trust, and safeguarding is effective. The main area to improve is assessment. Checks on what pupils know and remember are not always used effectively, so gaps and misconceptions can be missed and pupils’ deeper understanding can be limited. The school should build staff knowledge and expertise so these gaps are identified and addressed promptly. This was the school’s first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2014; it is part of North Star Community Trust, and no overall effectiveness grade is awarded under current arrangements.

Strengths

• Pupils are polite, respectful and behave well, so little learning time is lost.
• Personal development is exceptionally strong, with meaningful pupil voice and leadership roles.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and well sequenced across subjects.
• Children get a strong start in early years, especially in language and mathematics.
• Phonics teaching is high quality and consistent, with effective daily support for those who need it.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported well to access the same learning as peers.
• Pupils achieve well in Year 6 national tests in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Attendance is high and persistent absence is low.
• Staff receive effective support, and leaders consider workload and well-being.
• Trust support and oversight provide useful challenge and strategic direction.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Checks on pupils’ understanding are not always used effectively, so gaps and misconceptions can be missed.
• Staff need further knowledge and expertise to identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge accurately.

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 Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy 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 Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.4% 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, 14.1% of pupils at Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% 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 2024–25 Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy received £7,970 and spent £8,216 for each of its 433 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,230,000 (£2,843 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of North Star Community Trust Ltd, income was £8,731 and spending £8,873 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Enfield · Enfield local authority: places and applications

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is part of North Star Community Trust Ltd, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Heron Hall Academy Enfield
• Enfield Heights Academy Enfield
• Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy London

What is Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy have?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy has 440 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy cover?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy?

Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy is at 40 The Ride, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 7GB.