School Chooser

The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School

Primary · ages 2-11MixedCouncil339 pupilsNurseryLondonHaringey
School Chooser Score
71
Above
similar schools
Likely range 50 to 84, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 79% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedStrong teachingOfsted report card, June 2026
Reached the expected level at 1173%England 63%
Attendance93.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families49%Far more than most schools
Places129 spare339 pupils, 468 places
Pupils per teacher20.7School workforce census

The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School is a council school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 339 pupils and room for 468. About 49 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 71 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 79% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Weir Hall Road, Tottenham, The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School, London, N17 8LB020 8808 2053devonshirehill.comMs Tina Georgiades headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 2 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
Strong
Achievement
Strong
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
Strong
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
20 October 2021UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

37 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1173%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level8%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score107.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 77%77%20172018: 74%74%20182019: 78%78%20192023: 64%64%20232024: 78%78%20242025: 73%73%2025
Since 2017: -4%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017HaringeyEngland
Pupils tested375050585857
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths73%78%64%78%74%77%72%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths8%10%12%14%19%18%15%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0107.0104.0105.0105.0107.0107.3105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score107.0107.0105.0107.0107.0108.0106.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score107.0109.0106.0110.0110.0110.0107.0105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard92%82%70%78%83%89%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard84%82%74%84%84%89%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)84%86%74%84%88%84%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.4-0.8+0.0+4.6
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.9+0.7+2.0+5.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged64%64%76%84%64%78%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged78%92%55%70%88%75%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 3 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
64%78%
Gap 14 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
71%75%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
76%73%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
14%8%
Gap 6 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places314 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
75% full

106 places were empty (25% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

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 Haringey 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 roll339Census January 2026
Places46872% full
Pupils from low-income families45%49% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English61%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%56 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%17 pupils with a plan
Average class size18.817 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)51%£243,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls143 / 196
White British pupils5%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 22.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 23.3 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (54), Autistic spectrum disorder (11), emotional and mental health (6), Specific learning difficulty (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll339378351357340385
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals45%38%36%36%34%31%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language61%66%71%71%69%72%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support12%12%8%11%9%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans3%4%5%4%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school21.0%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils1.12024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.7%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.8%6.9%8.6%7.2%5.4%4.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.1%4.3%5.5%4.0%3.6%2.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.7%2.6%3.1%3.2%1.8%1.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence21.0%20.1%29.2%27.2%17.8%8.4%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate1.10.62.00.60.8
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions01100

Staff and money

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

Teachers15.6full-time equivalent, 16 people
Pupils per teacher20.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers94%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants9.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£58,950
Teachers who left in the year32%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher5.32024/25

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£8,466England £7,738. Total £3.0m
Income per pupil£8,464England £7,697. Total £3.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,415England £3,480
Money in reserve6%Not much put by: £170k, £478 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£483it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£8,466spent 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 m60112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate107 per 1,000 people18% higher than the England average
Typical house price£570,000Haringey
Nearest bus stop260 mTottenham Cemetery, 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
Wilbury Primary SchoolAcademy580 m708Good 202389Compare
Risley Avenue Primary SchoolCouncil820 m427Good 202219Compare
Brook House Primary SchoolFree school870 m408Outstanding 202390Compare
Lancasterian Primary SchoolCouncil890 m410Good 202334Compare
St Francis De Sales Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy950 mNot inspectedCompare
St Francis De Sales Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy970 mNot inspectedCompare
St John and St James CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles241Good 202168Compare
Oakthorpe Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles438Not inspected64Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School with the 47 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 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats79%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 71 is 28 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 4 · middle 42 · highest 96100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary 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
Brook House Primary SchoolFree school870 m408Outstanding 202390Compare
Eastfield Primary SchoolAcademy4.4 miles417Good 202284Compare
Keir Hardie Primary SchoolCouncil7.6 miles437Outstanding 202496Compare
English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic8.1 miles299Not inspected90Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 71 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 71% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 50 to 84. 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 years25%in line
+0.06
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 37 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%above
+0.09
Ofsted report card, 0.3 years old
Progress pupils make20%in line
+0.03
DfE progress measure; 37 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.06
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.11
2024/25; 286 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.12
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 37 pupils
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 The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School scores 71 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 79% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 50 to 84, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 2 June 2026 it rated teaching as strong, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How good are The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 73% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 8% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School have?

339 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 468 places, so it is 72% full.

Is The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 106 places were empty in 2024/25 (25% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School?

The average class had 18.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

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

Contact and details

Address
Weir Hall Road, Tottenham, The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School, London, N17 8LB
Telephone
020 8808 2053
Website
www.devonshirehill.com
Headteacher
Ms Tina Georgiades
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Haringey
Ward
Bruce Castle
Constituency
Tottenham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102087 · LAESTAB 3092015 · UKPRN 10070021

Where these figures come from