Brimsdown Primary School
Green Street, Enfield, EN3 7NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Stuart Pope
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ivy Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 690
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 143202
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088046797
About this school
Brimsdown Primary School is a primary academy in Enfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 451 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 79 | 87 | 72 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 55% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 61% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 70% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 63% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Brimsdown 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 | 42% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 548 |
| 2023/24 | 519 |
| 2024/25 | 494 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brimsdown Primary School compares
Brimsdown Primary School ranked 23rd of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 7.4% | 61.4% | 451 | — |
| Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy | 78% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| St James CofE Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 49.1% | 188 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 39.5% | 334 | 0.5 miles |
| Southbury Primary School | 76% | 5.8% | 35.8% | 350 | 0.7 miles |
| Alma Primary School | 73% | 6.2% | 49.9% | 442 | 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
- 5 December 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.43%
- English as an additional language
- 44.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 28.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
St James CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Southbury Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Alma Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Brimsdown Primary School ranks 11th of the 31 ranked primary schools in Enfield.
- Alma 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
- Chesterfield 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 Brimsdown Primary School teach?
- Brimsdown Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Brimsdown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brimsdown Primary School is Stuart Pope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brimsdown Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brimsdown 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 Brimsdown Primary School?
- Brimsdown Primary School has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brimsdown Primary School full?
- Brimsdown Primary School has capacity for 690 pupils and 451 on roll (65%), 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 Brimsdown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brimsdown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brimsdown Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brimsdown Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brimsdown Primary School?
- Brimsdown Primary School is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brimsdown Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Brimsdown Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brimsdown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brimsdown Primary School rank locally?
- Brimsdown Primary School ranked 23rd of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brimsdown Primary School's absence rate?
- Brimsdown Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brimsdown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brimsdown 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.