SCHOOL PROFILE

Carterhatch Infant School

Primary Community school URN 101983
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 310 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 292 252 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 128 43.8% of pupils
Male pupils 164 56.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.0%
14.2 pts above England
School 39.0%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

72.3%
52.0 pts above England
School 72.3%
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
41.1%
120
African
11.3%
33
Any other Mixed background
9.9%
29
White British
7.9%
23
Any other ethnic group
7.5%
22
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
14
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 26.7% 78 of 292 pupils
5.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.7%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.5% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 7.2% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

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.

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

6.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.72 pts higher than England
School 6.94%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.88%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.07 pts higher than England
School 19.88%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

94.2% 6.0 pts above England
Carterhatch Infant School
94.2%
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