Chase Side Primary School
Trinity Street, Enfield, EN2 6NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Melanie Scull
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 101984
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083631120
About this school
Chase Side Primary School is a community primary school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chase Side Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 59% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 76% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 64% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chase Side Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chase Side Primary School compares
Chase Side Primary School ranked 55th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.5% | 37.8% | 361 | — |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | 83% | 4.4% | 19.2% | 438 | 0.3 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 5.7% | 13% | 507 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 69% | 3.1% | 15.7% | 389 | 0.5 miles |
| Lavender Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 22.2% | 472 | 0.6 miles |
| One Degree Academy | 90% | 3.7% | 29.9% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.82%
- English as an additional language
- 43.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 23.28%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
St George's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Enfield
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Enfield
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Lavender Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
One Degree Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Chase Side Primary School ranks 27th of the 31 ranked primary schools in Enfield.
- Alma Primary School Primary
- Brimsdown Primary School Primary
- Bush Hill Park Primary School Primary
- Capel Manor Primary School Primary
- Carterhatch Infant School Primary
- Carterhatch Junior School Primary
- Chesterfield Primary School Primary
- Delta Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary School Primary
- Enfield Heights Academy Primary
- Forty Hill CofE Primary School Primary
- Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chase Side Primary School teach?
- Chase Side Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Enfield.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Chase Side Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Chase Side Primary School is Miss Melanie Scull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chase Side Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chase Side Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chase Side Primary School?
- Chase Side Primary School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chase Side Primary School full?
- Chase Side Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 361 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chase Side Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chase Side Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chase Side Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chase Side Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Chase Side Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chase Side Primary School compare with other schools in Enfield?
- Chase Side Primary School ranked 55th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chase Side Primary School's absence rate?
- Chase Side Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chase Side Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chase Side Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.