SCHOOL PROFILE

Chase Side Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101984
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 January 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management 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 361 345 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 186 51.5% of pupils
Male pupils 175 48.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.8%
14.0 pts above England
School 38.8%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.9%
24.6 pts above England
School 44.9%
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.

White British
32.7%
118
Any other White background
26.9%
97
African
7.8%
28
White and Black Caribbean
5.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
13
Unclassified
3.6%
13
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 21.3% 77 of 361 pupils
0.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.3%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.9% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 28
Speech, language & communication 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
No specialist assessment yet 6
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Physical disability 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

67.0%

6.8 pts below England

School 67.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
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

7.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.29 pts higher than England
School 7.51%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.46 pts higher than England
School 23.28%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

6.61%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

4.81 pts higher than England
School 6.61%
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

80.2% 8.0 pts below England
Chase Side Primary School
80.2%
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