Muswell Hill Primary School
Muswell Hill, London, N10 3ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Amanda Howells
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 131871
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084448488
About this school
Muswell Hill Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Muswell Hill 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 76% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 86% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Muswell Hill 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 | Haringey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 64% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Muswell Hill Primary School compares
Muswell Hill Primary School ranked 9th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 419 | — |
| Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School | 82% | 5.1% | 16.6% | 432 | 0.4 miles |
| St James Church of England Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| Tetherdown Primary School | 73% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 394 | 0.6 miles |
| Eden Primary | 93% | 3.5% | 1% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Rhodes Avenue Primary School | 92% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 685 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 1 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.31%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 9.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St James Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Tetherdown Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Eden Primary0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Rhodes Avenue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Muswell Hill Primary School ranks 155th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Muswell Hill Primary School teach?
- Muswell Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Muswell Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Muswell Hill Primary School is Ms Amanda Howells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Muswell Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Muswell Hill 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 Muswell Hill Primary School?
- Muswell Hill Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Muswell Hill Primary School full?
- Muswell Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 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 Muswell Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Muswell Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Muswell Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Muswell Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Muswell Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Muswell Hill Primary School compare with other schools in Haringey?
- Muswell Hill Primary School ranked 9th of 50 primary schools in Haringey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Muswell Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Muswell Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Muswell Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Muswell Hill 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 15 July 2026.