Alma Primary School

Enfield · EN3 4UQ

General information Primary School · 2-11 years Who goes here 442 pupils, 45.7% FSM

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Alma Primary School

General Information

Address: Alma Road, Ponders End, Enfield, EN3 4UQ – View on map
Phone: 02088043302
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Helen Thomas
Age range: 2-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 42 families put it first for 42 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 42 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 11 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

442 pupils out of 512 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 190
% eligible for free school meals: 45.7%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Enfield average)
English as an additional language: 74% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.1% a year (Enfield 15.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 13% moved to another school, 87% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Enfield: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Enfield, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 20.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 31 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 73% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Enfield average (71%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 67% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 67%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 82% · Writing 76% · Maths 90% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 82%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 107
Based on: 49 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolEnfield averageEngland↗ Improving Up 17 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Enfield average (71%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 24th of 65 junior and primary schools in the area

=21Wilbury Primary School75%
#23Brimsdown Primary School74%
=24Alma Primary School73%
=24Edmonton County School73%
=24Galliard Primary School73%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Hadley Wood Primary School100%
=2Enfield Heights Academy93%
=2St John's CofE Primary School93%
#4Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy91%
=5Merryhills Primary School90%
=5One Degree Academy90%
=7Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School88%
=7Wolfson Hillel Primary School88%
=9Bowes Primary School87%
=9Grange Park Primary School87%
#11Walker Primary School85%
#12St Michael's CofE Primary School83%
#13St George's Catholic Primary School81%
=14St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)79%
=14West Grove Primary79%
#16Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy78%
#17St Paul's CofE Primary School77%
=18Highfield Primary School76%
=18Southbury Primary School76%
=18The Raglan Junior School76%
=21Eastfield Primary School75%
=21Wilbury Primary School75%
#23Brimsdown Primary School74%
=24Alma Primary School73%
=24Edmonton County School73%
=24Galliard Primary School73%
=24St Monica's RC Primary School73%
=28Brettenham Primary School72%
=28Meridian Angel Primary School72%
=28St Mary's Catholic Primary School72%
=31Carterhatch Junior School71%
=31Forty Hill CofE Primary School71%
=31Hazelwood Junior School71%
=31St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School71%
#35Hazelbury Primary School70%
#36St Andrew's CofE Primary School69%
#37George Spicer Primary School68%
#38Delta Primary School67%
=39Chesterfield Primary School66%
=39St John and St James CofE Primary School66%
=41Lavender Primary School65%
=41Oasis Academy Hadley65%
=43Eldon Primary School64%
=43Firs Farm Primary School64%
=43Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School64%
=43Worcesters Primary School64%
=47Ark John Keats Academy63%
=47Fleecefield Primary School63%
=47Houndsfield Primary School63%
=47Keys Meadow Primary School63%
=47St James CofE Primary School63%
#52St Matthew's CofE Primary School62%
=53Churchfield Primary School61%
=53Oakthorpe Primary School61%
#55Chase Side Primary School60%
=56Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School59%
=56Prince of Wales Primary School59%
#58Osidge Primary School58%
#59Capel Manor Primary School57%
#60Garfield Primary School54%
#61St Edmund's Catholic Primary School53%
#62Bush Hill Park Primary School51%
#63Raynham Primary School42%
#64Starks Field Primary School37%
#65Suffolks Primary School32%

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5th of 48 primary schools in Enfield for Ofsted rating

#3One Degree AcademyOutstanding
#4Wolfson Hillel Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Alma Primary SchoolGood
#6Brettenham Primary SchoolGood
#7Brimsdown Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Galliard Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Highfield Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3One Degree AcademyOutstanding
#4Wolfson Hillel Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Alma Primary SchoolGood
#6Brettenham Primary SchoolGood
#7Brimsdown Primary SchoolGood
#8Bush Hill Park Primary SchoolGood
#9Chase Side Primary SchoolGood
#10Chesterfield Primary SchoolGood
#11Churchfield Primary SchoolGood
#12De Bohun Primary SchoolGood
#13Eastfield Primary SchoolGood
#14Eldon Primary SchoolGood
#15Enfield Heights AcademyGood
#16Fleecefield Primary SchoolGood
#17Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#18George Spicer Primary SchoolGood
#19Grange Park Primary SchoolGood
#20Hadley Wood Primary SchoolGood
#21Hazelbury Primary SchoolGood
#22Honilands Primary SchoolGood
#23Houndsfield Primary SchoolGood
#24Keys Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#25Latymer All Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26Lavender Primary SchoolGood
#27Meridian Angel Primary SchoolGood
#28Oakthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#29Osidge Primary SchoolGood
#30Raynham Primary SchoolGood
#31Southbury Primary SchoolGood
#32St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)Good
#33St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#34St George's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#35St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
#36St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#37St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#38St Matthew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#39St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#40St Monica's RC Primary SchoolGood
#41St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#42Starks Field Primary SchoolGood
#43Suffolks Primary SchoolGood
#44Walker Primary SchoolGood
#45West Grove PrimaryGood
#46Wilbury Primary SchoolGood
#47Woodpecker Hall Primary AcademyGood
#48Worcesters Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,916 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 60 primary schools in Enfield for spending per pupil

#20St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£8,211
#21Chase Side Primary School£8,020
#22Alma Primary School£7,916
#23Wolfson Hillel Primary School£7,908
#24Bush Hill Park Primary School£7,841

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Suffolks Primary School£12,470
#2Starks Field Primary School£10,992
#3Delta Primary School£9,675
#4Houndsfield Primary School£9,319
#5Chesterfield Primary School£9,276
#6Garfield Primary School£9,234
#7Capel Manor Primary School£9,141
#8St John's CofE Primary School£9,004
#9St John and St James CofE Primary School£8,969
#10Fleecefield Primary School£8,954
#11St James CofE Primary School£8,914
#12Eldon Primary School£8,829
#13Prince of Wales Primary School£8,747
#14Brimsdown Primary School£8,618
#15Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School£8,454
#16Oakthorpe Primary School£8,420
#17Raynham Primary School£8,349
#18St Matthew's CofE Primary School£8,283
#19Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School£8,278
#20St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£8,211
#21Chase Side Primary School£8,020
#22Alma Primary School£7,916
#23Wolfson Hillel Primary School£7,908
#24Bush Hill Park Primary School£7,841
#25Wilbury Primary School£7,794
#26Enfield Heights Academy£7,779
#27St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,761
#28Churchfield Primary School£7,724
#29George Spicer Primary School£7,719
#30Meridian Angel Primary School£7,707
#31Osidge Primary School£7,706
#32Keys Meadow Primary School£7,679
#33Bowes Primary School£7,636
#34Southbury Primary School£7,528
#35West Grove Primary£7,491
#36Firs Farm Primary School£7,422
#37Lavender Primary School£7,412
#38Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School£7,383
#39Galliard Primary School£7,361
#40Eastfield Primary School£7,340
#41One Degree Academy£7,319
#42Brettenham Primary School£7,283
#43St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)£7,236
#44Hazelbury Primary School£7,160
#45St George's Catholic Primary School£7,139
#46Forty Hill CofE Primary School£7,088
#47Highfield Primary School£7,084
#48Hadley Wood Primary School£6,946
#49St Monica's RC Primary School£6,826
#50St Andrew's CofE Primary School£6,766
#51Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy£6,726
#52St Michael's CofE Primary School£6,701
#53Worcesters Primary School£6,687
#54Grange Park Primary School£6,533
#55Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy£6,460
#56St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,442
#57Merryhills Primary School£6,367
#58Walker Primary School£6,323
#59De Bohun Primary School£5,758
#60Eversley Primary School£493

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