Freshsteps Independent school
Innova House, Kenetic Crescent, Brimsdown, EN3 7XH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Diane Anderson
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 55
- URN
- 135839
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088035827
About this school
Freshsteps Independent school is an independent school in Brimsdown. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 and has 55 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Freshsteps Independent school under its current framework. 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
Freshsteps Independent school has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 1.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 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 Freshsteps Independent 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 55
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fern House School0.4 miles
Academies · Enfield
-
Salmons Brook School0.8 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Durants School1.3 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Orchardside School1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Enfield
-
Russet House School1.6 miles
Special schools · Enfield
Common questions
- What ages does Freshsteps Independent school teach?
- Freshsteps Independent school teaches children aged 5 to 18. It is an independent school in Brimsdown.
- Who is the headteacher of Freshsteps Independent school?
- The headteacher of Freshsteps Independent school is Ms Diane Anderson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Freshsteps Independent school been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Freshsteps Independent school under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Freshsteps Independent school?
- Freshsteps Independent school has 55 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 18.
- Is Freshsteps Independent school full?
- Freshsteps Independent school has capacity for 120 pupils and 55 on roll (46%), so it has space against 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 Freshsteps Independent school a faith school?
- No. Freshsteps Independent school has no designated religious character.
- What are Freshsteps Independent school's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Freshsteps Independent 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 24 July 2026.