Walker Primary School
Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, N14 7EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Renwick
- Sponsor
- Ivy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 146868
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088863904
About this school
Walker Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walker Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 59 | 61 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 30% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 87% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Walker 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 | 78% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 418 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walker Primary School compares
Walker Primary School ranked 11th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.9% | 10.5% | 420 | — |
| St Monica's RC Primary School | 73% | 4% | 6.9% | 441 | 0.3 miles |
| Ashmole Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 423 | 0.5 miles |
| St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE) | 79% | 4.1% | 19.7% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Osidge Primary School | 58% | 5.1% | 24% | 374 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 20.8% | 202 | 0.8 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)
- 10.53%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 5.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Monica's RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Ashmole Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Osidge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Walker Primary School ranks 150th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Walker Primary School teach?
- Walker Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Walker Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walker Primary School is Mr Luke Renwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walker Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walker 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 many pupils are at Walker Primary School?
- Walker Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walker Primary School full?
- Walker Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), 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 Walker Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walker Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walker Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walker Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Walker Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Walker 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.
- How have Walker Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walker Primary School compare with other schools in Enfield?
- Walker Primary School ranked 11th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walker Primary School's absence rate?
- Walker Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walker Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walker 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.