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Carterhatch Infant School

Primary · Community school · Enfield, EN1 4JY

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Carterhatch Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Jun 2018

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 7
Pupils292
GenderMixed
Head teacherSarah Clements
Local authorityEnfield
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 101983.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils292
Girls128
Boys164
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.39%
First language not English72.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.230
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.14.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.57
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.21
Average class size22.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
41.1%
African
11.3%
Other mixed
9.9%
White British
7.9%
Other ethnic group
7.5%
White and Black Caribbean
4.8%
Bangladeshi
3.4%
Caribbean
3.4%
Other Asian
1.4%
Other Black
1.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.5
Teachers (FTE)12.44
Teaching assistants (FTE)23.71
Support staff (FTE)30.62
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2511.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.4
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.50
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.105
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.49
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.49
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolEnfieldEngland
Overall absence7.4%, worse than England, worse than Enfield5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.22.9%, worse than England, worse than Enfield15.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.6%, similar to England, better than Enfield1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Carterhatch Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryCarterhatch Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.2 miPrimarySuffolks Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miSecondaryBishop Stopford's SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryEnfield Heights AcademyFree schools
Good
0.5 miPrimarySt James CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryWorcesters Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryForty Hill CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Requires improvement
0.7 miSecondaryKingsmead SchoolAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.8 miPrimaryEastfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryKingfisher Hall Primary AcademyFree schools
Good

Frequently asked questions about Carterhatch Infant School

What is Carterhatch Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Carterhatch Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Jun 2018.

How hard is it to get into Carterhatch Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Carterhatch Infant School made 50 offers from 105 applications (2.1 per offer), and 49 of 49 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Carterhatch Infant School?

Carterhatch Infant School has 292 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of Carterhatch Infant School?

Carterhatch Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Carterhatch Infant School?

At Carterhatch Infant School, the average class had 22.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Carterhatch Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Carterhatch Infant School missed 7.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 22.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.