St Michael's CofE Primary School

About St Michael's CofE Primary School

St Michael's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary in Enfield that clearly commands strong local demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 199 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.32. Of those, 76 families put it as their first preference, and all 60 first-preference offers were taken up. That level of competition suggests a school that parents in the area are actively choosing. While the school does not publish a specific parent-view recommendation percentage, the sheer volume of applications — more than three times the number of places — is a practical signal of its reputation. The school is led by headteacher Jade-Simone Bacon and has a capacity of 450 pupils, with 436 currently on roll, so it is running very close to full. It also offers nursery provision for children from age three, which may be a factor for families looking for continuity from early years through to Year 6.

Academically, St Michael's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with an Enfield local authority average of 67%. That puts the school 13th out of 59 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the top 25% nationally by this measure. Looking at individual subjects, 87% met the expected standard in reading, 83% in maths and 83% in writing. At the higher standard, 35% achieved greater depth in reading, 37% in maths and 15% in writing, with 13% reaching that level across all three subjects. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2022, confirmed that it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. Its previous graded inspection in 2012 had awarded Outstanding overall, so the school has held a strong rating consistently.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, library, ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, swimming, dance, cricket, tennis and cross country, while clubs include drama, choir, film club, science club, book club and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech, language and communication needs, social, emotional and mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed, so families applying will need to be aware of the competition for places. It is a good fit for families who value a Church of England primary with strong academic outcomes relative to the local area, a broad range of extracurricular activities, and a school that is clearly popular enough to be heavily oversubscribed.

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