St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAlma Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Alma Primary School are primary schools in Enfield.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alma Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Alma Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Alma Primary School 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 72.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School and 73.0% for Alma Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Alma Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School versus Alma Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure EnfieldSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolEnfieldAlma Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking43rd of 66 in Enfield 28th of 66 in Enfield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll346 448
Capacity420 512
LocationEnfield, EN3 7DE Enfield, EN3 4UQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census346 448
Free school meals (ever 6)39.5% 49.9%
English as an additional language52.6% 74.8%
SEN support9.5% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure6.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.4% Stronger figure20.5% 15.8%

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 Mary's Catholic Primary School

Alma Primary School

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