St James CofE Primary SchoolEnfield Heights Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Enfield.

Summary of the comparison

St James CofE Primary School and Enfield Heights Academy are primary schools in Enfield.

  • St James CofE Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Enfield Heights Academy scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Enfield Heights Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St James CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard and Enfield Heights Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for St James CofE Primary School and 93.0% for Enfield Heights Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St James CofE Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Enfield Heights Academy (71.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St James CofE Primary School versus Enfield Heights Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EnfieldSt James CofE Primary SchoolEnfieldEnfield Heights AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking39th of 66 in Enfield 17th of 66 in Enfield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll173 199
Capacity210 210
LocationEnfield, EN3 7HH Enfield, EN3 5BY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% 93.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 22.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 112.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census173 199
Free school meals (ever 6)49.1% 51.8%
English as an additional language85.5% 51.3%
SEN support20.2% 17.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.6% 12.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St James CofE Primary School

Enfield Heights Academy

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