Alma Primary School is a primary school located in Enfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Alma Road, Enfield, EN3 4UQ
Website: www.almaprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 02088043302
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Enfield
Headteacher / Principal: Helen Thomas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145984

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 512
Number of Pupils: 490
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 246

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 2 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Alma Primary School
Alma Road, Ponders End EN3 4UQ
0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Durants Road, Ponders End EN3 7DE
482 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Matthew's CofE Primary School
St Matthew's C of E Primary School, South Street EN3 4LA
592 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy
40 The Ride, EN3 7GB
1,094 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southbury Primary School
Swansea Road, EN3 4JG
1,140 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Heron Hall Academy
Queensway, EN3 4SA
1,131 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWren Academy Enfield
34 Turin Road, N9 8DQ
1,602 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
1out of 4AIM Academy North London
34 Turin Road, N9 8DQ
1,602 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingsmead School
196 Southbury Road, EN1 1YQ
2,049 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bishop Stopford's School
Brick Lane, EN1 3PU
2,085 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Oasis Academy Hadley
143 South Street, EN3 4PX
277 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4One Degree Academy
Chace Village Road, EN2 8FU
1,131 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark John Keats Academy
Bell Lane, EN3 5PA
2,604 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Waverley School
105 The Ride, EN3 7DL
1,019 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedApplied Educational Solutions
10 Central Parade, Green Street EN3 7HG
1,683 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPhoenix Academy
85 Bounces Road, Edmonton N9 8LD
2,274 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Durants School
4 Pitfield Way, EN3 5BY
2,428 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hawkswood (Therapeutic)
Antlers Hill, E4 7RT
2,434 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.