Enfield Heights Academy

Enfield Heights Academy is performing well overall, rated as 'Good' across all inspection domains. This reflects a positive school environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and part of a supportive community. The school's culture is underpinned by values such as respect and resilience, and there is a strong emphasis on ensuring academic achievement and personal development. Parental engagement is robust, and there are effective strategies in place to promote consistent attendance among pupils. However, the school was previously rated 'Outstanding' and has seen changes since its last full inspection, including a new headteacher since September 2022.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel part of a school family.
• Strong emphasis on well-being and character development.
• Effective phonics teaching supports reading development.
• Teachers have strong subject-specific knowledge.
• High levels of parental engagement.
• Low levels of bullying and positive behaviour among pupils.
• Strong governance from trustees and advisory committees.
• Effective teaching strategies in early years support communication skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects require better emphasis on revisiting prior knowledge for deeper understanding.
• Early years provision needs improvement to ensure consistent preparation for Year 1.

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 Enfield Heights Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Enfield Heights 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 Enfield Heights Academy had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 19.0% of pupils at Enfield Heights Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Enfield Heights Academy received £8,256 and spent £9,268 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,350,000 (£16,833 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

Enfield Heights Academy is part of North Star Community Trust Ltd, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Enfield Heights Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Enfield Heights Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Enfield Heights Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Enfield Heights Academy was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Enfield Heights Academy have?

Enfield Heights Academy has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Enfield Heights Academy cover?

Enfield Heights Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Enfield Heights Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Enfield Heights Academy?

Enfield Heights Academy is at Pitfield Way, Enfield Highway, Enfield, Middlesex, EN3 5BY.