Fern House School
Keswick Drive, Enfield, EN3 6NY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Astarita
- Sponsor
- Connect Education Trust
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 145232
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992760860
About this school
Fern House School is a special academy in Enfield. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fern House 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- 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 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 14% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 96.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 1.0 |
| 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 Fern 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 22.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 76.39%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 15.77%
- Persistent absence
- 45.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Salmons Brook School0.4 miles
Free Schools · Enfield
-
Freshsteps Independent school0.4 miles
Independent schools · Brimsdown
-
Durants School0.8 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Russet House School1.2 miles
Special schools · Enfield
-
Orchardside School1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
- Durants School Special schools
- Orchardside School Local authority maintained schools
- Russet House School Special 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 ages does Fern House School teach?
- Fern House School teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Fern House School?
- The headteacher of Fern House School is Mrs Laura Astarita, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fern House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fern 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 many pupils are at Fern House School?
- Fern House School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Fern House School full?
- Fern House School has capacity for 70 pupils and 79 on roll (113%), 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 Fern House School a faith school?
- No. Fern House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Fern House School part of an academy trust?
- Fern House 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 is Fern House School's absence rate?
- Fern House School's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fern House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fern 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 15 July 2026.