SCHOOL PROFILE

Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 136952
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 960 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Enfield
Trust NORTH STAR COMMUNITY TRUST LTD
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 720 663 full-time · 57 part-time
Female pupils 363 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 357 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.5%
12.7 pts above England
School 37.5%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

58.5%
38.2 pts above England
School 58.5%
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
38.2%
275
African
14.7%
106
Any other ethnic group
9.6%
69
White British
9.4%
68
Caribbean
4.4%
32
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
29
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 25.3% 182 of 720 pupils
4.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.3%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 148 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 34 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 96
Autistic spectrum disorder 39
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Specific learning difficulty 8
Moderate learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 3

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

91.0% 30.6 pts above England
School 91.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

97.0%

23.2 pts above England

School 97.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

98.0%

26.0 pts above England

School 98.0%
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

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.92%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.90 pts lower than England
School 11.92%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.64 pts lower than England
School 0.17%
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

75.0% 13.2 pts below England
Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy
75.0%
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