Waverley School
105 The Ride, Enfield, EN3 7DL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Laura Keating
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 102070
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088051858
About this school
Waverley School is a community special school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 163 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 17 July 2024, 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 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Waverley 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 19.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 167 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.03%
- English as an additional language
- 45.5%
- Overall absence
- 18.38%
- Persistent absence
- 60.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durants School0.9 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Russet House School0.9 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Salmons Brook School1.0 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Fern House School1.5 miles
Academies · Enfield
-
Silverways School1.6 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Enfield
- Durants School Special schools
- Fern House School Academies
- Orchardside School Local authority maintained schools
- Russet House School Special schools
- Salmons Brook School Free 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 year groups does Waverley School teach?
- Waverley School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Waverley School?
- The headteacher of Waverley School is Headteacher Laura Keating, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Waverley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Waverley 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 Waverley School?
- Waverley School has 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Waverley School a faith school?
- No. Waverley School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Waverley School have?
- The schools register lists Waverley School's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Waverley 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 Waverley School's absence rate?
- Waverley School's overall absence rate is 18.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Waverley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Waverley 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.