SCHOOL PROFILE

Meridian Angel Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 141017
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 41.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 June 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Enfield
Trust LDBS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 173 173 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 86 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 87 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.8%
18.0 pts above England
School 42.8%
Enfield 33.7%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

64.2%
43.9 pts above England
School 64.2%
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
34.1%
59
African
21.4%
37
Any other Mixed background
12.7%
22
Any other Black background
7.5%
13
Caribbean
5.8%
10
White British
5.2%
9
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 28.3% 49 of 173 pupils
7.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.3%
Enfield 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.6% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 11.8 pts above
EHC plans 1.7% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 20
Specific learning difficulty 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Enfield 66.2%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Enfield 76.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

72.0%

1.7 pts above England

School 72.0%
Enfield 73.8%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

5.71%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.51 pts lower than England
School 5.71%
Enfield 6.56%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.66 pts higher than England
School 19.48%
Enfield 18.71%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.79 pts higher than England
School 2.60%
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

41.2% 47.0 pts below England
Meridian Angel Primary School
41.2%
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