Chesterfield Primary School
Chesterfield Road, Enfield, EN3 6BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Connect Education Trust
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 563
- Pupils on roll
- 467
- URN
- 143200
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992760678
About this school
Chesterfield Primary School is a primary academy in Enfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 467 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 84 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 40% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 48% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 56% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 42% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Chesterfield 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 | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 551 |
| 2023/24 | 515 |
| 2024/25 | 477 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterfield Primary School compares
Chesterfield Primary School ranked 40th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 7% | 54.4% | 467 | — |
| Prince of Wales Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 50.4% | 506 | 0.4 miles |
| Eastfield Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 49.3% | 417 | 0.4 miles |
| Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 33.7% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| Keys Meadow Primary School | 63% | 6.5% | 38.9% | 377 | 0.5 miles |
| Enfield Heights Academy | 93% | 4.9% | 51.8% | 200 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.42%
- English as an additional language
- 66.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.04%
- Persistent absence
- 26.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prince of Wales Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Enfield
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Eastfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Enfield
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Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Keys Meadow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Enfield Heights Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Chesterfield Primary School ranks 19th of the 31 ranked primary schools in Enfield.
- 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
- Delta Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary School Primary
- Enfield Heights Academy Primary
- Forty Hill CofE Primary School Primary
- Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chesterfield Primary School teach?
- Chesterfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Enfield.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Chesterfield Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Chesterfield Primary School is Mrs Sarah Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chesterfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterfield 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 big is Chesterfield Primary School?
- Chesterfield Primary School has 467 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chesterfield Primary School full?
- Chesterfield Primary School has capacity for 563 pupils and 467 on roll (83%), 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 Chesterfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chesterfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chesterfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chesterfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chesterfield Primary School?
- Chesterfield Primary School is part of CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chesterfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chesterfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chesterfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesterfield Primary School rank locally?
- Chesterfield Primary School ranked 40th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesterfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Chesterfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesterfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterfield 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 2 July 2026.