West Lea School
Haselbury Road, Edmonton, London, N9 9TU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Enterprise Cooperative Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Quinn
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 430
- Pupils on roll
- 512
- URN
- 102067
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088072656
About this school
West Lea School is a foundation special school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 512 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.80 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 50 | 56 | 44 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.82 -2.27 to -1.38 | -1.93 -2.32 to -1.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 West Lea 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 | 0% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0.1 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 0.5 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.5 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 475 |
| 2024/25 | 505 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.78%
- English as an additional language
- 27.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.73%
- Persistent absence
- 32.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alternative Centre of Education0.8 miles
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-
Palmers Green High School1.1 miles
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-
Keble Preparatory School1.4 miles
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Grange Park Preparatory School1.4 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does West Lea School teach?
- West Lea School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of West Lea School?
- The headteacher of West Lea School is Mr Paul Quinn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Lea School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Lea 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 big is West Lea School?
- West Lea School has 512 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is West Lea School full?
- West Lea School has capacity for 430 pupils and 512 on roll (119%), 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 West Lea School a faith school?
- No. West Lea School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs West Lea School?
- West Lea School is part of Enterprise Cooperative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does West Lea School have?
- The schools register lists West Lea School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have West Lea School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is West Lea School's absence rate?
- West Lea School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Lea School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Lea 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.