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Bush Hill Park Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Main Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield EN1 1DS · bushhillpark.enfield.sch.uk · 020 8366 0521

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
51%
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
480
76% of 630 places
Local authority
Enfield
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
51.8%
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, 38 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 59 (Places 61)59September 2023: 49 (Places 53)49September 2024: 62 (Places 60)62September 2025: 47 (Places 47)47September 2026: 38 (Places 43)38Places 43
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202643380.9100%
September 2025Sept 202547471100%
September 2024Sept 202460621▲90%
September 2023Sept 202353490.9100%
September 2022Sept 20226159198%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 2026All
September 2025All
September 2023All
September 20240.65 mi1.04 km
September 20221.31 mi2.11 km

The council lists this school as one where demand from on-time applicants was met.

Results

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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: 29% (England 53%)29%2016/17: 47% (England 61%)47%2017/18: 45% (England 64%)45%2018/19: 43% (England 65%)43%2022/23: 41% (England 60%)41%2023/24: 60% (England 61%)60%2024/25: 51% (England 62%)51%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼51%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼102105
●104105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bush Hill Park Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
11 Jul 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2017

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
83%
Replies
36
8% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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