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Carterhatch Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Community school
Carterhatch Lane, Enfield EN1 4JY · carterhatchinfants.com · 020 8804 6886
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 292
- 94% of 310 places
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 72.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Enfield Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 65 | 62 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 65 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 82 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Carterhatch Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 47
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied