Borough now said to be among top eight local areas in the country for state schools

Abdul Abdullahi, the council's cabinet member for children's services — Abdul Abdullahi, the council’s cabinet member for children’s services

Every school in Enfield is now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by education watchdog Ofsted — making it among the best local areas in the country for state education.

It follows a recent inspection of St James’ Church of England Primary School in Brimsdown, which Ofsted now rates as at least ‘good’ in all areas.

All Enfield schools have now been judged good or better across the four key Ofsted categories of quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The council claims this now places Enfield among just eight local authorities nationwide where every state school in a local authority meets this benchmark.

Abdul Abdullahi, the council’s cabinet member for children’s services, said: “Every child and young person in Enfield attends a school rated at least good in key areas. This is a proud and historic moment for Enfield.

“This is an exceptional achievement, one that speaks volumes about the dedication of our school leaders, teachers, governors, council officers, support staff and families. I would like to thank them all for their tireless work to give every child the best possible start in life. Our partnership approach is making a real difference, and this milestone shows what we can achieve together.”

A spokesperson from St James’ School said: “We are so proud of what we have achieved together. Our children are outstanding young people, and our staff are committed and dedicated to providing an excellent quality of education.

“We are particularly proud to share that we received an outstanding grade for personal development, due to our exceptionally strong emphasis on our children’s personal development.

“Over the last three years we have relentlessly focused on raising the standard of education for our young people, whilst also focusing significantly on development of our vision, values, culture, character as well as the experience of school life through the ‘St James’ Way’, which supports children in their development.”

The council has previously credited its success in improving local education to years of “strong collaboration” between schools and its education service, helping it to drive down exclusion rates to among the lowest in the country.

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