Salmons Brook School
Free schools special · Mixed · Enfield
Bell Lane, Enfield, EN3 5PB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 17/06/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
76.7%
63.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
66
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
70 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kimberley Matthews
- Address
- Bell Lane, Enfield, EN3 5PB
- Phone
- 02030895900
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Ward / constituency
- Brimsdown · Enfield North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149100
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 73% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EDACT
66 pupils · 70 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
17 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 55 pupils
Attendance
76.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
23.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
63.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
13.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 11 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.