Houndsfield Primary School

Houndsfield Primary School has been inspected for the first time since opening in 2019, achieving a good overall effectiveness rating. The school has made significant strides in providing a positive learning environment where pupils feel happy, safe, and respected. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, supporting pupils' learning effectively. Notably, personal development is rated outstanding, reflecting the school's strong focus on enriching experiences and the holistic development of its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe, trusting their teachers and respecting one another.
• High expectations for pupils' learning are consistently upheld by staff.
• A strong love of reading is fostered through regular reading opportunities.
• Pupils benefit from a well-structured curriculum that prepares them for future learning.
• Exceptional provision for personal development, including a wide range of enriching activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of support strategies for pupils with SEND.
• Some teaching does not provide enough opportunities for developing language and vocabulary.

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 Houndsfield Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.1% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Houndsfield 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 Houndsfield Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.3% 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, 23.8% of pupils at Houndsfield Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 21 pupils and 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 Houndsfield Primary School received £9,662 and spent £9,732 for each of its 454 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £208,000 (£459 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Attigo Academy Trust, income was £7,918 and spending £7,858 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

Houndsfield Primary School is part of Attigo Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Alma Primary School Enfield
• Worcesters Primary School Enfield
• Merryhills Primary School Enfield
• Keys Meadow Primary School Enfield
• Hadley Wood Primary School Barnet

What is Houndsfield Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Houndsfield Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Houndsfield Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Houndsfield Primary School have?

Houndsfield Primary School has 496 pupils on roll.

What age range does Houndsfield Primary School cover?

Houndsfield Primary School for pupils aged 0 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Houndsfield Primary School?

Houndsfield Primary School is at Ripon Road, Edmonton, London, N9 7RE.