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Brimsdown Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Enfield
  • EN3 7NA

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,716 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 46%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM74% · London 72%6/10 Middle+17.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · London 12%2/10 Well below London
Reading score105 · London 1072/10 Well below London−33.7 pts
Maths score105 · London 1073/10 Below−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 86 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 67% · 87 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 69% · 86 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 69% · 90 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 42% · 79 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 55% · 87 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 74% · 72 pupils · London 72%74%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 86 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 0% · 87 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 5% · 86 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 8% · 90 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 1% · 79 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 6% · 87 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 6% · 72 pupils · London 12%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 86 pupils · London 1032016/17: 104 · 87 pupils · London 1052017/18: 105 · 86 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 90 pupils · London 1062022/23: 102 · 79 pupils · London 1062023/24: 103 · 87 pupils · London 1072024/25: 105 · 72 pupils · London 107106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 86 pupils · London 1042016/17: 105 · 87 pupils · London 1062017/18: 104 · 86 pupils · London 1062018/19: 106 · 90 pupils · London 1072022/23: 101 · 79 pupils · London 1062023/24: 104 · 87 pupils · London 1062024/25: 105 · 72 pupils · London 107106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
37 of 37 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3737
2nd230
3rd180
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26All offered
  • 2024/25All offered
  • 2023/24All offered
  • 2022/23810 m
  • 2021/22All offered
  • 2020/21All offered
  • 2019/20All offered
  • You1.4 km

Inside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Brimsdown & Ponders End, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2016Goodas predecessor
  7. 2019Remains Good
  8. 2023Good

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 · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Dec 2023

Strengths

  • “This is an inclusive, kind, and happy school.”
  • “Pupils learn in a calm and caring environment.”
  • “Leaders recognise that pupils benefit from consistency and stability, and this is seen across the school.”

To improve

  • “Sometimes, the work that pupils are given is not sufficiently ambitious.”
  • “This means that some pupils are not able to achieve as well as they could.”
  • “The school should work with staff to raise expectations, so that pupils learn more complex content and achieve stronger outcomes.”

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026451
Free school meals (past 6 years)61.4%
First language not English44.5%
SEN support4.9%
EHC plan9.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils28.2%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

65.4% full · 690 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 15 responses (2.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school73.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school66.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved60% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 46.7% not applicable37.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year73.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.3% not applicable53.8% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child66.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school73.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing66.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school73.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school60% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development66.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent66.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult7.9
  • Classroom teachers 20.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 32.3
  • Other support 10.3

Teachers 23.2 FTE · Whole workforce 65.8 · 75 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,321
Spend per pupil£8,618
Staff spend per pupil£6,930
Reserve per pupil£751
  • +£356,000revenue reserve
  • +£333,000in-year balance

Grants £9,194 · self-generated £127 · premises £454 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: IVY LEARNING TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £1,045,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it