School Chooser

Carterhatch Infant School

Primary · ages 2-7MixedCouncil292 pupilsNursery Free breakfast clubEnfield
School Chooser Score
15
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 6 to 33, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 19% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#13,705 of 16,041 in England#66 in EnfieldHow it is worked out
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, September 2023
Attendance93.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families45%Far more than most schools
Places18 spare292 pupils, 310 places
Pupils per teacher21.9School workforce census
Pupils on roll292Census January 2026

Carterhatch Infant School is a council school in Enfield for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 292 pupils and room for 310. About 45 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 15 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 19% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JY020 8804 6886carterhatchinfants.comSarah Clements joint headteachersAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 20 September 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

A few spare places235 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
87% full

About 35 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 11% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Enfield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll292Census January 2026
Places31094% full
Pupils from low-income families39%45% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English72%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support20%57 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%21 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.410 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils10%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)48%£172,050 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls164 / 128
White British pupils8%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (27), Autistic spectrum disorder (23), emotional and mental health (19), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll292305301314323327
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals39%40%33%38%33%35%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language72%74%67%65%62%63%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–32%29%19%10%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–5%5%6%5%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school19.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.9%5.7%7.9%7.1%3.1%5.2%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.6%3.8%5.3%4.7%2.0%3.0%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.4%1.9%2.5%2.4%1.1%2.1%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence19.9%15.5%26.9%24.7%9.0%12.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.30.60.30.3––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.4full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher21.9Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants23.7full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,797
Teachers who left in the year16%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.32024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,907England £7,738. Total £2.5m
Income per pupil£9,167England £7,697. Total £2.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,643England £3,480
Money in reserve2%Very little put by: £51k, £184 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£72kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,907spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m72112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate105 per 1,000 people16% higher than the England average
Typical house price£475,000Enfield
Nearest bus stop150 mGreat Cambridge Road Forty Hill, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Carterhatch Junior SchoolAcademy0 m317Not inspected85Compare
Suffolks Primary SchoolCouncil380 m182Good 202320Compare
Enfield Heights AcademyFree school710 m200Good 202392Compare
St James CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England800 m188No overall grade 202565Compare
Worcesters Primary SchoolAcademy940 m599Good 202446Compare
Forty Hill CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles225Report card 202651Compare
Eastfield Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles417Good 202284Compare
Kingfisher Hall Primary AcademyFree school0.8 miles440No overall grade 202580Compare
Primary schools in EnfieldBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Carterhatch Infant School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats19%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 15 is 27 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 2 · middle 41 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Carterhatch Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Alma Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles442Good 202372Compare
St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic2.2 miles376Good 202327Compare
St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England3.5 miles241Good 202168Compare
South Grove Primary SchoolCouncil5.5 miles241Not inspected46Compare
Wellington Primary SchoolCouncil9.5 miles396Outstanding 202387Compare
The Clara Grant Primary SchoolAcademy9.8 miles389Good 202280Compare
Essendine Primary SchoolCouncil11.0 miles237Good 202389Compare
Seven Mills Primary SchoolCouncil11.3 miles227Good 202351Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 15 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 15% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 6 to 33. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%in line
+0.03
Ofsted grade, 3.0 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%well below
-0.32
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.25
2024/25; 171 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Carterhatch Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Carterhatch Infant School scores 15 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 19% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 6 to 33, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Carterhatch Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Carterhatch Infant School good at its last full inspection on 20 September 2023.

How many pupils does Carterhatch Infant School have?

292 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 310 places, so it is 94% full.

Is Carterhatch Infant School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 35 places were empty in 2024/25 (13% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Carterhatch Infant School?

Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Carterhatch Infant School?

The average class had 22.4 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

Does Carterhatch Infant School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Carterhatch Lane, Enfield, EN1 4JY
Telephone
020 8804 6886
Website
www.carterhatchinfants.com
Joint Headteachers
Sarah Clements
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Enfield
Ward
Carterhatch
Constituency
Enfield North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
101983 · LAESTAB 3082011 · UKPRN 10071936
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from