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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 131879

Risley Avenue Primary School

Community school · London · N17 7AB

Ages 2–11 · 427 pupils · Haringey

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)55%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.5%
Unauthorised6.1%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
7.3%
Enrolments in measure
411

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

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

52

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
159
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill65%

427 pupils · 660 places

Pupils on roll
427
Boys / girls
245 / 182
School capacity
660
Capacity fill
427 / 660 (65%)
Free school meals
40.1%
FSM pupils
156
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Linda Sarr

Location

Address
The Roundway, Tottenham
Postcode
N17 7AB
Town
London
Local authority
Haringey
District
Haringey
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in London, Haringey, 427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 40.1%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N17
26
Primary in N17
15
Open schools in Haringey LA
97
Primary in Haringey LA
60

Nearby primary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Linda Sarr
Telephone
02088080792
Website
www.risleyavenueprimary.org.uk

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