SCHOOL PROFILE

St Michael's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 102034
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 January 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 438 423 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 210 47.9% of pupils
Male pupils 228 52.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.7%
6.1 pts below England
School 18.7%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.3%
11.0 pts above England
School 31.3%
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.

White British
50.9%
223
Any other White background
16.9%
74
Any other Mixed background
8.2%
36
African
7.1%
31
White and Asian
4.1%
18
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
15
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 12.6% 55 of 438 pupils
8.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.6%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.1% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.4% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Social, emotional & mental health 10
No specialist assessment yet 2
Specific learning difficulty 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

94.0%

20.2 pts above England

School 94.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
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

4.43%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.78 pts lower than England
School 4.43%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.18 pts lower than England
School 9.63%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
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

97.3% 9.1 pts above England
St Michael's CofE Primary School
97.3%
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