Chesterfield Primary School

Chesterfield Primary School has made notable improvements since its previous inspection, now achieving a good rating across most areas of school life. The school is praised for its warm and supportive atmosphere, where both pupils and parents acknowledge the efforts of leaders to enhance the quality of education. The curriculum is well-organized, and teaching staff are committed to high standards, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are encouraged to thrive. Furthermore, the school's focus on personal development is outstanding, helping pupils become confident and respectful individuals.

Strengths

• The school creates a warm and welcoming environment.
• Leaders have improved the quality of education significantly in recent years.
• Pupils have access to a wide range of opportunities to develop skills and interests.
• Teachers effectively support pupils in catching up with reading.
• Staff are trained extensively to enhance subject knowledge.
• Pupils exhibit high levels of positive behavior and respect.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively to learn alongside their peers.
• Pupils' character development is prioritized and taught exceptionally well.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in teachers' subject knowledge hinder the full implementation of the revised curriculum.

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 Chesterfield Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.1% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.3% 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, 18.8% of pupils at Chesterfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

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 Chesterfield Primary School received £8,980 and spent £9,785 for each of its 464 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £181,000 (-£390 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Connect Education Trust, income was £7,297 and spending £7,332 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.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

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

Chesterfield Primary School is part of Connect Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Fern House School Enfield
• Carterhatch Junior School Enfield
• Delta Primary School Enfield
• Grange Park Primary School London
• Hazelbury Primary School London
• Eversley Primary School London
• Bowes Primary School London

What is Chesterfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Chesterfield Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Chesterfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Chesterfield Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Chesterfield Primary School have?

Chesterfield Primary School has 467 pupils on roll.

What age range does Chesterfield Primary School cover?

Chesterfield Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Chesterfield Primary School?

Chesterfield Primary School is at Chesterfield Road, Enfield, EN3 6BG.