SCHOOL PROFILE

Forty Hill CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102028
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 234 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

3 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

14 September 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 10 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 225 216 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 101 44.9% of pupils
Male pupils 124 55.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.9%
11.9 pts below England
School 12.9%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.6%
8.7 pts below England
School 11.6%
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
32.0%
72
Any other White background
21.3%
48
African
13.3%
30
Any other Mixed background
7.6%
17
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
12
Unclassified
4.9%
11
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 12.4% 28 of 225 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.8% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Speech, language & communication 6
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
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

3.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.37 pts lower than England
School 3.84%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.53 pts lower than England
School 11.29%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.61%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.19 pts lower than England
School 1.61%
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

96.2% 8.0 pts above England
Forty Hill CofE Primary School
96.2%
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