SCHOOL PROFILE

Capel Manor Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101981
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 356 Published school capacity
Capacity used 77.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

9 December 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 May 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 6 July 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Enfield
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 274 274 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 134 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 140 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.6%
31.8 pts above England
School 56.6%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.5%
20.2 pts above England
School 40.5%
Enfield 45.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Enfield 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
21.2%
58
White British
19.7%
54
Any other Mixed background
17.5%
48
African
10.6%
29
Unclassified
8.8%
24
Any other ethnic group
6.6%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.1% 77 of 274 pupils
7.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.1%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.7% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 8.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 34
Speech, language & communication 14
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Vision impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Enfield 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.25 pts lower than England
School 5.97%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.85 pts higher than England
School 20.67%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.33%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.47 pts lower than England
School 0.33%
Enfield 1.96%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

77.0% 11.2 pts below England
Capel Manor Primary School
77.0%
Enfield
83.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information