Russet House School
11 Autumn Close, Enfield, EN1 4JA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Freedman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 132
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 130958
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083500650
About this school
Russet House School is a community special school in Enfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 132 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| 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 | - | - | 84.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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 Russet House 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 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.38%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durants School0.4 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Salmons Brook School0.9 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Waverley School0.9 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Orchardside School1.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Enfield
-
Fern House School1.2 miles
Academies · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
- Durants School Special schools
- Fern House School Academies
- Orchardside School Local authority maintained 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 year groups does Russet House School teach?
- Russet House School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a special school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Russet House School?
- The headteacher of Russet House School is Mrs Rebecca Freedman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Russet House School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Russet House 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 Russet House School?
- Russet House School has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Russet House School full?
- Russet House School has capacity for 132 pupils and 132 on roll (100%), 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 Russet House School a faith school?
- No. Russet House School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Russet House School have?
- The schools register lists Russet House School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Russet House 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 Russet House School's absence rate?
- Russet House School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Russet House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Russet House 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 30 June 2026.