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St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Haringey
  • N4 4RR

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,147 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 75%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 33%2017/18: top 20%2018/19: top 23%2022/23: top 12%12% · 2022/232023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 75%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM54% · London 72%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · London 12%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · London 107Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 66% · 29 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 70% · 27 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 79% · 29 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 78% · 27 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 78% · 27 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 70% · 27 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · London 72%79%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 29 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 15% · 27 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 17% · 29 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 27 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 30% · 27 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 22% · 27 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 7% · 28 pupils · London 12%30%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 27 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 27 pupils · London 1062022/23: 110 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 110 · 27 pupils · London 1072024/25: 108 · 28 pupils · London 107110105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 29 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 27 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 27 pupils · London 1072022/23: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1062023/24: 109 · 27 pupils · London 1062024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · London 107109104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in70.4%
19 of 27 who put it first2014 · 49.2%2026 · 70.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2719
2nd336
3rd302
Last distance offered
  • 2026/27406 m
  • 2025/26351 m
  • 2024/251.2 km
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23518 m
  • 2021/22411 m
  • 2020/21273 m
  • 2019/20264 m
  • You1.2 km

Outside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Harringay Ladder North, not your door

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2015Outstanding
  3. 2019Ungraded visit
  4. 2024Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Jul 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils and staff at St Aidan’s enjoy warm and respectful relationships within this small and close-knit community.”
  • “Staff know pupils well and this helps to ensure that they feel safe and are kept safe at school.”
  • “Parents and carers are overwhelmingly supportive of the school and state that their children are happy to attend.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026217
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.9%
First language not English19.5%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils16.4%

Girls 44.1%Boys 55.9%

90.4% full · 240 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 72 responses (33.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved90.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.3% not applicable64% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year93.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.4% not applicable84.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed73.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child94.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development94.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.1
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 5

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21 · 39 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,815
Spend per pupil£9,129
Staff spend per pupil£6,294
Reserve per pupil−£2,631
  • −£552,583revenue reserve
  • −£65,848in-year balance

Grants £8,156 · self-generated £659 · premises £520 per pupil