Alma Primary School
Alma Road, Ponders End, Enfield, EN3 4UQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Helen Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Attigo Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Enfield North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 512
- Pupils on roll
- 442
- URN
- 145984
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088043302
About this school
Alma Primary School is a primary academy in Enfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 442 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 56 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 71% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 16% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 88% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Alma 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 | 56% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 493 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alma Primary School compares
Alma Primary School ranked 27th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6.2% | 49.9% | 442 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 39.5% | 334 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 45.1% | 195 | 0.3 miles |
| Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy | 78% | 5.5% | 39.3% | 440 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy | 91% | 5.2% | 41.2% | 720 | 0.6 miles |
| Southbury Primary School | 76% | 5.8% | 35.8% | 350 | 0.6 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)
- 49.87%
- English as an additional language
- 74.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Enfield
-
Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Enfield
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Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Southbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Enfield
Other schools in Enfield
Alma Primary School ranks 12th of the 31 ranked primary schools in Enfield.
- 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
- 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 Alma Primary School teach?
- Alma Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Enfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Alma Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alma Primary School is Helen Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alma Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alma 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 Alma Primary School?
- Alma Primary School has 442 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Alma Primary School full?
- Alma Primary School has capacity for 512 pupils and 442 on roll (86%), 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 Alma Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alma Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alma Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alma Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Alma Primary School?
- Alma Primary School is part of ATTIGO ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alma Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alma Primary School rank locally?
- Alma Primary School ranked 27th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alma Primary School's absence rate?
- Alma Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alma Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alma 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 10 July 2026.