SCHOOL PROFILE

Laurel Park School

Secondary Foundation school URN 102056
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 800 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 November 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 Foundation school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 607 607 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 251 41.4% of pupils
Male pupils 356 58.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

40.5%
15.7 pts above England
School 40.5%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.2%
22.9 pts above England
School 43.2%
Enfield 45.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Enfield 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
28.0%
170
White British
12.7%
77
African
10.4%
63
Any other ethnic group
9.2%
56
Unclassified
6.1%
37
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
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 18.6% 113 of 607 pupils
2.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 87 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Speech, language & communication 18
Moderate learning difficulty 15
No specialist assessment yet 13
Specific learning difficulty 12

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 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

36.8 2.4 pts below England
School 36.8
Enfield 37.8
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 28.9% England 36.0% 7.1 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 45.6% England 51.4% 5.8 pts below England
EBacc entry 37.7% England 30.6% 7.1 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.25 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.37 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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

8.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.24 pts higher than England
School 8.46%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.41%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.60 pts higher than England
School 29.41%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.69%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.89 pts higher than England
School 2.69%
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 secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

75.9% 16.4 pts below England
Laurel Park School
75.9%
Enfield
84.2%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
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