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Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy

2–11Ages
720Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136952URN

Cuckoo Hall Lane, London, N9 8DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.9 below Enfield median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Enfield

116 applications for 76 places · 58th of 59 in Enfield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

91%met the expected standard

Enfield 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Enfield median (2.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

116 applications · 76 places offered · 73 named it first

2026 1.5; Enfield median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Enfield median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Enfield median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Enfield median median 2.5
2022 1.4; Enfield median median 2.4
2021 3.0; Enfield median median 2.4
2020 2.1; Enfield median median 2.5
2019 2.5; Enfield median median 2.5
2018 2.7; Enfield median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Enfield median median 2.9
2016 3.2; Enfield median median 3.0
2015 3.6; Enfield median median 2.9
2014 3.7; Enfield median median 3.1

This school
Enfield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	76	116	1.5	73	0.96
Sep 2025	87	137	1.6	86	0.99
Sep 2024	58	98	1.7	57	0.98
Sep 2023	62	114	1.8	59	0.95
Sep 2022	74	105	1.4	73	0.99
Sep 2021	19	56	3.0	19	1.00
Sep 2020	46	96	2.1	43	0.93
Sep 2019	50	126	2.5	47	0.94
Sep 2018	44	119	2.7	40	0.91
Sep 2017	53	144	2.7	52	0.98
Sep 2016	53	170	3.2	49	0.92
Sep 2015	60	216	3.6	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	221	3.7	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 91% · Maths 98% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard91%3rd of 60 in Enfield

Enfield 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Enfield 81% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Enfield 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Enfield 78% England 75%

Greater depth51%

Enfield 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Enfield 80% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Enfield 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Enfield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	91%	26%	110	109
2023/24	84%	19%	109	108
2022/23	71%	15%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Woodpecker Hall Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Delta Primary School
0.4 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Eldon Primary School
0.8 km · Enfield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Enfield

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Houndsfield Primary School
0.8 km · Enfield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Alma Primary School
1.0 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Galliard Primary School
1.1 km · Enfield

Outstanding2023

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Enfield

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Enfield

Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136952 · 308/2000
Trust: North Star Community Trust Ltd
Capacity: 960 pupils · 720 on roll
Free school meals: 40.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 5 September 2011
Replaced: Cuckoo Hall Academy (URN 136284); Cuckoo Hall Primary School (URN 102018)
Address: Cuckoo Hall Lane, London, N9 8DR
Local authority: Enfield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources