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St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School

Primary · London · N13 6JB

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 12 July 2023

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At a glance

253 pupils · 77% of 330 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
36.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
76.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.smab.enfield.sch.uk/
URN
102026

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 12 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

70 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
14%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Enfield average70.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and NurseryLiverpool · 173 miles awayNo current grade66%
Carlton MillsBradford · 167 miles awayGood45%
Bruce Grove Primary SchoolLondon · 2 miles awayGood62%
Horton Mill Community Primary SchoolOldham · 157 miles awayRequires improvement47%
All Saints CofE Primary SchoolBolton · 165 miles awayExpected standard66%
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolKeighley · 173 miles awayGood70%
Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterManchester · 156 miles awayOutstanding73%
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolBury · 165 miles awayGood37%
St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnBlackburn · 178 miles awayNeeds attention59%
Donnington Primary SchoolLondon · 7 miles awayGood64%
St Silas's CofE Primary SchoolBlackburn · 179 miles awayGood59%
Brimrod Community Primary SchoolRochdale · 163 miles awayGood68%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Any other White background 57% (Enfield 32%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Enfield 6%, England 3%) · White British 7% (Enfield 18%, England 60%) · Black African 5% (Enfield 13%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Enfield 7%, England 3%) · Asian Bangladeshi 3% (Enfield 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Enfield 3%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Enfield 1%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Enfield 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Enfield 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Enfield 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Enfield 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Enfield 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Enfield 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Enfield 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.10 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Enfield: 1.35 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 24% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £60,680; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,667
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £108,179; in-year balance +£47,526

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work23%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier47.2%62.3%
Social housing14.8%17.1%
Privately rented37.6%20.5%
Detached houses7.6%22.9%
Flats32.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van39.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01001394 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£491,000493 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£360,000–£630,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (36)£667,500
Terraced (221)£625,000
Flat (233)£370,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
29an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
172an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
26an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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