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Garfield Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Upper Park Road, New Southgate, Enfield, London N11 1BH · garfield.enfield.sch.uk · 020 8368 4500

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Enfield 69%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
253
57% of 446 places
Local authority
Enfield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
44.4%
First language not English
77.9%
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, 20 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 29 (Places 36)29September 2023: 16 (Places 24)16September 2024: 22 (Places 29)22September 2025: 22 (Places 23)22September 2026: 20 (Places 22)20Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622200.9100%
September 2025Sept 202523221100%
September 2024Sept 202429220.8100%
September 2023Sept 202324160.7100%
September 2022Sept 202236290.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Enfield it was 69%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 58% (England 65%)58%2022/23: 38% (England 60%)38%2023/24: 75% (England 61%)75%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Garfield Primary School on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
24
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲96% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲87% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

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