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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 146728

Houndsfield Primary School

Academy sponsor led · London · N9 7RE

Ages 0–11 · 496 pupils · Enfield

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.7%
Unauthorised3.9%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
412

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

45

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
43
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill69%

496 pupils · 720 places

Pupils on roll
496
Boys / girls
258 / 238
School capacity
720
Capacity fill
496 / 720 (69%)
Free school meals
39.9%
FSM pupils
175
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 0–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Attigo Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Robert Jenkin

Location

Address
Ripon Road, Edmonton
Postcode
N9 7RE
Town
London
Local authority
Enfield
District
Enfield
Constituency
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
8 on roll / 8 capacity
SEN unit places
20 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 0–11, in London, Enfield, 496 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 39.9%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N9
15
Primary in N9
10
Open schools in Enfield LA
108
Primary in Enfield LA
68

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Galliard Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · N9 7PE · Enfield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM42.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    London · N9 8LG · Enfield

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM46.0%

    0.3 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Edmonton · N9 7HJ · Enfield

    Ages 4–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.3 miles away

  • Delta Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Enfield · N9 8PT · Enfield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM51.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Free schools · Primary

    London · N9 8DR · Enfield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM40.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    London · N9 9PL · Enfield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM61.2%
    • Demand1.05

    0.6 miles away

  • The Raglan Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Enfield · EN1 2RG · Enfield

    Ages 7–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.4%

    0.8 miles away

  • Raglan Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Enfield · EN1 2NS · Enfield

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.18

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Jenkin
Telephone
02088053406

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