Durants School
4 Pitfield Way, Enfield, EN3 5BY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Rachel Carli
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 102066
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088041980
About this school
Durants School is a community special school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Durants 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 25 | 23 | 33 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 6.0 | 1.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.26 -1.86 to -0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 4.3% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 4.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Durants 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 | — | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 1.2 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 195 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.86%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- Overall absence
- 12.59%
- Persistent absence
- 37.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Russet House School0.4 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Salmons Brook School0.5 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Fern House School0.8 miles
Academies · Enfield
-
Waverley School0.9 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Orchardside School1.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
- Fern House School Academies
- Orchardside School Local authority maintained schools
- Russet House School Special schools
- Salmons Brook School Free Schools
- Waverley School Special schools
- 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
- Chase Side Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Durants School teach?
- Durants School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Durants School?
- The headteacher of Durants School is Rachel Carli, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Durants School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Durants 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 Durants School?
- Durants School has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Durants School full?
- Durants School has capacity for 200 pupils and 206 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Durants School a faith school?
- No. Durants School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Durants School have?
- The schools register lists Durants School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Durants School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6 in 2023/24 and 1.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Durants School's absence rate?
- Durants School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Durants School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Durants 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.