SCHOOL PROFILE

Firs Farm Primary School

Primary Community school URN 101989
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
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 498 498 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 254 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 244 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.1%
7.3 pts above England
School 32.1%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

67.5%
47.2 pts above England
School 67.5%
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
30.5%
152
White British
17.9%
89
Any other ethnic group
13.9%
69
Any other Mixed background
10.4%
52
African
5.6%
28
Any other Asian background
5.4%
27
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 21.1% 105 of 498 pupils
0.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.1%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.7% 63 pupils
England 14.8% 2.1 pts below
EHC plans 8.4% 42 pupils
England 6.0% 2.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 26
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Speech, language & communication 23
No specialist assessment yet 22
Specific learning difficulty 6
Vision impairment 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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

74.0%

2.0 pts above England

School 74.0%
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

5.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts lower than England
School 5.99%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.85%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.04 pts higher than England
School 16.85%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts lower than England
School 0.75%
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

79.0% 9.1 pts below England
Firs Farm Primary School
79.0%
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