Academy converter · Enfield

The Lea Valley Academy

11–18Ages
830Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
144084URN

Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN3 6TW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 below Enfield median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in EnfieldSelective

278 applications for 118 places · 14th of 20 in Enfield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.4of 90

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

21st of 21 in Enfield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Enfield median (3.0) close to England median (2.2)

278 applications · 118 places offered · 94 named it first

2026 2.4; Enfield median median 3.0
2025 2.7; Enfield median median 2.9
2024 2.7; Enfield median median 2.8
2023 2.4; Enfield median median 2.7
2022 2.8; Enfield median median 2.8
2021 2.4; Enfield median median 2.9
2020 2.7; Enfield median median 3.0
2019 1.9; Enfield median median 3.5
2018 2.6; Enfield median median 3.3; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Enfield median median 3.6; as the previous school
2016 3.3; Enfield median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Enfield median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Enfield median median 4.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Enfield median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Enfield median

Dashed bars: as Lea Valley High School (URN 102050), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	118	278	2.4	94	0.80
Sep 2025	104	277	2.7	79	0.76
Sep 2024	124	332	2.7	81	0.65
Sep 2023	116	280	2.4	75	0.65
Sep 2022	90	251	2.8	53	0.59
Sep 2021	138	330	2.4	75	0.54
Sep 2020	129	344	2.7	82	0.64
Sep 2019	235	456	1.9	77	0.33
Sep 2018 *	180	476	2.6	89	0.49
Sep 2017 *	158	478	3.0	99	0.63
Sep 2016 *	185	604	3.3	123	0.66
Sep 2015 *	203	601	3.0	150	0.74
Sep 2014 *	172	625	3.6	137	0.80

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

140 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.421st of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 44.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths19%21st of 21 in Enfield

Enfield 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

Enfield 65% England 66%

This school
Enfield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	140	34.4	19%	47%	–
2024/25	142	33.3	20%	45%	–
2023/24	164	33.1	26%	42%	−0.68
2022/23	147	36.9	27%	47%	−0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

The Lea Valley AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
St Ignatius College
1.3 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 57.4Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Enfield
1.5 km · Enfield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
Ark John Keats Academy
1.6 km · Enfield

Good2023

3.4applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Bishop Stopford's School
2.7 km · Enfield

Remains Good2024

3.6applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Goffs Academy
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
Chace Community School
3.2 km · Enfield

Good2022

3.0applications per place 39.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144084 · 308/4038
Trust: Edact
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 830 on roll
Free school meals: 54.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Lea Valley High School (URN 102050)
Address: Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN3 6TW
Local authority: Enfield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources