Walker Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, N14 7EGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Walker Primary School is a primary school in Enfield for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 107 schools in Enfield. It ranks 10th of 61 primary schools in Enfield. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 23 May 2023, report published 12 July 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 23 May 2023

Across Walker Primary School there is warmth, ambition and a real sense of community. Leaders have the highest expectations of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils enjoy coming to school every day and learning a wide range of subjects. Most pupils achieve well, especially in English, mathematics and science. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary in lessons and all around the school. The school is calm, and disruptions to learning are rare. Leaders promote the school's values well. For instance, staff encourage pupils to be respectful and to help each other. Leaders ensure that pupils are safe. Leaders make sure pupils have exceptional opportunities to develop their characters. They support pupils to take on many leadership roles across the school, such as reading champions. Adults have implemented a remarkably rich ethos of cooperation and harmony across the school. For instance, children from Reception through to Year 6 all play together happily in the same playground at breaktimes. Pupils look after each other here. Pupils are polite and very friendly to adults. Parents and carers appreciate the caring and nurturing environment at the school.

What the school should improve

  • Leaders have recently implemented a range of new approaches to the curriculum in some foundation subjects. Teaching in these subjects does not ensure that pupils have opportunities to develop secure knowledge. Leaders should continue their work to plan, review and refine the changes they have made to the curriculum so that pupils build knowledge consistently well in all subjects.
  • Leaders' use of summative assessment in a few subjects does not identify curriculum endpoints precisely. This means that subject leaders are not sufficiently clear about the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning in these subjects. Leaders should ensure that all subject leaders sharpen assessment and monitoring systems so that they can evaluate the impact of the curriculum in these subjects effectively.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

59 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths85%

85%, 23 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths31%

31%, 23 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score110

110, 4 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score110

110, 5 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score111

111, 6 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

420 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals6.2%

6.2%, 20.3 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language24.5%

24.5%, 2.9 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.5%

9.5%, 5.3 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.8%

3.8%, 2.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Walker Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
St Monica's RC Primary School0.3 milesOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Ashmole Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding80% met the expected standard
St Andrew's Southgate Primary School (CE)0.6 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstanding79% met the expected standard
Osidge Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good58% met the expected standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.8 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standard88% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
IVY LEARNING TRUST
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mr Luke Renwick
Address
Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, N14 7EG
Local authority
Enfield
URN
146868

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.