SCHOOL PROFILE

Prince of Wales Primary School

Primary Community school URN 102002
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 690 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

27 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 10 November 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 506 475 full-time · 31 part-time
Female pupils 241 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 265 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.4%
21.6 pts above England
School 46.4%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.3%
37.0 pts above England
School 57.3%
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
34.2%
173
African
16.4%
83
White British
10.3%
52
Any other Mixed background
7.3%
37
White and Black Caribbean
6.3%
32
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
31
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 27.1% 137 of 506 pupils
6.3 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.1%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 104 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 6.5% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 60
Social, emotional & mental health 42
Other difficulty or disability 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4

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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

6.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.66 pts higher than England
School 6.88%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.85 pts higher than England
School 21.67%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.55 pts lower than England
School 1.25%
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

73.3% 14.9 pts below England
Prince of Wales Primary School
73.3%
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